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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Rob Havenstein
OT
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Van Jefferson
WR
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Cameron Mitchell
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Rosengarten pick is the receipt they will wave around later. McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The Vikings indulged a want in Solomon while a need in edge rusher and tight end stayed open. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 26 they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
No drama and no debate, Byron Murphy II went about where he belonged in the 42nd overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They went early on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kalen King
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 21: Kalen King for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on TreVeyon Henderson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at edge rusher and tight end sat open.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart slid further than he should have, and pick No. 148 is lovely value for the cornerback. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron slipping to No. 179 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 204 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick210 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in slot 210 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Neyor at the 230th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.