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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
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesA FutureD
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a B-, for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had Ali lower, and that gap is the story.

However the rest shakes out, Rice at that price is a win they earned. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety, tight end and other spots still on the board.

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

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 5th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 23 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 8: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while safety, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They jumped the gun on Kamal Hadden, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
They did well to land Dwight McGlothern in No. 167, just ahead of his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick177 Rnd6 Myles Cole
A big swing on Myles Cole at the 177th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Rasheen Ali. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
Keaton Bills at No. 232 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.