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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a D- weekend for the Vikings.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but J.J. McCarthy at the 10th pick is 36 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Jr. at No. 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick10 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Darius Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in pick 108 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
Good price on McKinnley Jackson in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jarrian Jones in the 157th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamal Hadden. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick177 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at the 177th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick185 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They liked Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint enough to skip the value, taking him in the 185th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Nick Gargiulo
Nick Gargiulo at Round 6, Pick 13 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.