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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Players Gained
Head Shot
Julian Blackmon
S
Head Shot
Brian Burns
EDGE
Head Shot
Ben DiNucci
QB
Head Shot
Marcus Williams
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Newton. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 30; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 46th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than the 62nd pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They paid up for Tyler Davis at No. 108 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matt Goncalves at pick 129. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They barely believed it either: Cedric Gray still on the board at slot 157. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They robbed the room for Josh Newton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Garret Greenfield worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.