Priest'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Jesus Gibbs Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jesus Gibbs
DL-EDGE Towson
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Jesus Gibbs Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jesus Gibbs
DL-EDGE Towson
Draft Picks Traded
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (GB)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: C+.

The Vikings looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took DeMonte Capehart at the 167th pick regardless, 225 picks early. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Whatever J.J. McCarthy becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 11th pick they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Blake Fisher
A real head-scratcher, Blake Fisher in Round 2, Pick 10 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at slot 108 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick129 Rnd4 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
A clean, defensible pick in the 169th overall pick with a little surplus value in Isaiah Davis. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Taking Jarrian Jones in slot 177 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the 188th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in No. 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tanner McLachlan in pick 230. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jesus Gibbs
Value said wait; Jesus Gibbs in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.