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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cam Akers
RB
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Vikings shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here. They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher and tight end went begging. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The cost of the McCarthy reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Baker pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 11 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
A reach for J.J. McCarthy in the 26th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at slot 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 58 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
They paid sticker price for Tyler Davis in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the 109th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Adams went about where he belonged in No. 127. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher and tight end to take Cedric Gray, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They took Javion Cohen at par in Round 5, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They jumped the gun on Layden Robinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
No edge and no loss on Joe Milton III in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson is a better player than No. 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 204th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams slipping to the 227th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.