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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: B-.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Rosemy-Jacksaint steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If McCarthy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
A conviction pick on J.J. McCarthy at pick 11 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 23 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the 108th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 129 with a little surplus value in James Williams. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
They took Hunter Nourzad at par in No. 157, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Value with a capital V on Jared Wiley in the 177th overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They robbed the room for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in the 232nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.