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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Brownlee Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If McCarthy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 11 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mike Sainristil at No. 91 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 108 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Taking Leonard Taylor III in Round 4, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They will replay Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the 157th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick167 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in pick No. 167 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
They let Xavier Thomas come to them and pounced at the 177th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at No. 230 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A slide stopped in the 232nd pick, with JD Bertrand worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.