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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Javon Baker, taking him 30 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 11 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Will Shipley
No drama and no debate, Will Shipley went about where he belonged in the 130th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javon Baker
They left a pile of value on the table to take Javon Baker this early at pick 148. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in Round 5, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 165 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 AJ Barner
By-the-book stuff, AJ Barner at Round 6, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at slot 230 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.