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  • jim DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureD+
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: C+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The Haynes value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

The McCaffrey pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
They took Cooper DeJean at par in the 24th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Christian Haynes in No. 108, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke McCaffrey well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in pick No. 136 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They paid sticker price for Dylan Laube in the 157th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at slot 167 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick218 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at pick 218 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JD Bertrand at No. 230 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
No edge and no loss on Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick No. 232; it is a wash and a sensible one. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A tidy little value on Jalen Coker in slot 256, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.