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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYG)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
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Jeremy Chinn
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Micah McFadden
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a A-.

The Javon Baker pick is the one that will follow the Vikings into the fall. They took him 63 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That Jones pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Vikings indulged a want in Melton while a need in safety and interior defensive lineman stayed open.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 33rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Jenkins at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick 65 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Max Melton
A surprising call. With safety and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent No. 108 on Max Melton, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 115th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth in Round 4, Pick 30 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in slot 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A tidy little value on LaDarius Henderson in Round 5, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Nothing to complain about; Trey Knox went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.