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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Pearl value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They will need Bortolini to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
They paid sticker price for Jer'Zhan Newton in pick No. 11, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher is a better player than No. 129 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Value with a capital V on Justin Eboigbe in slot 157, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 167th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No edge and no loss on Jordan Jefferson in pick 177; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the 230th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A quiet steal in slot 232: Sheridan Jones for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.