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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isaiah Bolden
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B- for the Vikings.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The Flournoy pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 11 they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 23rd pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
No edge and no loss on Maason Smith in Round 4, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 129th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at slot 157 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick No. 167 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in pick 177 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.