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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dustin Crum
QB
Head Shot
Sam Mustipher
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
The Vikings answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: 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. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Landing Brade that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 11 they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 30th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They let Jalen McMillan come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at No. 129 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the 157th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick173 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau slipping to pick No. 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Layden Robinson at slot 177 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 232 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.