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  • Lepracaun7699 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rob Havenstein
OT
Head Shot
Teair Tart
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B+ weekend for the Vikings.

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. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The Gould pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The cost of the Proctor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 19th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 108 is lovely value for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Value with a capital V on Matt Goncalves in the 129th pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They will replay Jarrian Jones at No. 157 for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick167 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick 167 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
The board fumbled Anthony Gould all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
The board had Steele Chambers higher than slot 209, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick230 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams slipping to Round 7, Pick 10 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 232nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.