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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 230 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: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedA- TradesC- FutureB-
McCarthy is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: C+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The Byrd reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Getting Bishop where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They let Cole Bishop come to them and pounced at pick No. 115. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at slot 129, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brandon Coleman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 167th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden slid further than he should have, and the 177th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick214 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in Round 6, Pick 39 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.
Pick230 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at pick 230 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
A reach for Keaton Bills in pick No. 232; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.