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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
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
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+
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesC- FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a C+ to match.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Andrew Raym in Round 6, Pick 2. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Jones pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 4 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They jumped the gun on Trevor Keegan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
The board had cheaper options than Kamal Hadden at the 157th pick, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Myles Cole
They talked themselves into Myles Cole at the 167th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
This one needs a full-page explanation: Andrew Raym in Round 6, Pick 2, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trente Jones
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Trente Jones in pick No. 230, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 7, Pick 12 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.