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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesA FutureD
The Vikings answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B-.

The Vikings clearly saw something nobody else did in Carson Steele, taking him 94 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. It is not that Brownlee Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

They banked enough surplus on Jackson to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 108th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jarvis Brownlee Jr. adds a cornerback and leaves safety, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A conviction pick on Javion Cohen at No. 157 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Myles Cole
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Myles Cole well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 AJ Barner
Fair-plus on AJ Barner, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at No. 232 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.