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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Luke Reimer Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Luke Reimer
LB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a C+.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with safety, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Colby pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 12 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Maason Smith
A want over a need in No. 44: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while safety, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick112 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at pick No. 127 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in Round 5, Pick 26 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Connor Colby
The board had Connor Colby higher than the 165th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at pick 179 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick233 Rnd7 Luke Reimer
They did well to land Luke Reimer in pick No. 233, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.