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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
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
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Speights falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 11th pick they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in No. 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A straight-up fair deal on MarShawn Lloyd at slot 130, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in pick 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 160th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at Round 5, Pick 30 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley in pick No. 179 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in No. 230 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.