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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
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedA- TradesC- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: C+.

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. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

They are betting McCarthy proves the room right and everyone else wrong. With wide receiver, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.J. McCarthy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at wide receiver, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in No. 129 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A premium they did not need to pay, Nelson Ceaser a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in pick No. 167, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Nice patience on Dwight McGlothern, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
By-the-book stuff, Dominique Hampton at the 230th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A big swing on Kimani Vidal at slot 232, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.