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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Willie Gay
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a D- weekend for the Vikings.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Tanor Bortolini, 43 picks early at the 179th overall pick. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Proctor steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 11th pick they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 42nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
You do not let a cornerback like Mike Sainristil reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington slid further than he should have, and pick No. 130 is lovely value for the wide receiver. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A clean, defensible pick in pick 145 with a little surplus value in Luke McCaffrey. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A wild overpay on Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 21, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
No drama and no debate, Layden Robinson went about where he belonged in the 166th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at No. 179 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They robbed the room for Josh Proctor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.