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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

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. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Rice falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They are betting McCarthy proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 11 they get a long-term answer under center, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 23rd overall pick they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice is a better player than Round 4, Pick 8 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in pick No. 129 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at slot 157 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the 167th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at pick 177 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A quiet steal in the 232nd overall pick: JD Bertrand for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.