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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B weekend for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mustapha. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 23 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
The board had cheaper options than Johnny Wilson at slot 108, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Nice patience on Cam Hart, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 29. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the 157th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
The board had Trevor Keegan higher than the 167th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in pick 177 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They let Tyrice Knight come to them and pounced at pick No. 230. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick232 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston slipping to pick No. 232 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.