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My Man McCarthy VIII

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kobie Turner
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Devonshire. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

Every board in the league had All lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 19th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 23 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick52 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Taking Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the 119th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in pick 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
The board fumbled Johnny Wilson all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in pick No. 167 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Erick All
A real head-scratcher, Erick All in pick No. 177 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 6, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A clean, defensible pick in No. 195 with a little surplus value in Tahj Washington. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They will replay Trente Jones at the 232nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee slid further than he should have, and slot 234 is lovely value for the linebacker. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.