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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on McCarthy. The board says 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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Foster pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. It is not that Jones is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the McCarthy reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick108 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick 108 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 129 on Elijah Jones with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick157 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Somehow Javon Foster was still sitting there in pick No. 157, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in No. 167, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Jha'Quan Jackson went about where he belonged in the 177th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Gabe Hall in Round 7, Pick 10. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick 232 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.