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  • TCSmith DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zay Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Rogers reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Pritchett falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
A straight-up fair deal on Jared Verse at the Round 1 slot, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick42 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the 42nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick48 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 48th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ray Davis
By-the-book stuff, Ray Davis at pick No. 108 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
They talked themselves into Justin Rogers at pick 130, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at Round 5, Pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They barely believed it either: Nehemiah Pritchett still on the board at slot 160. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They took Grayson Murphy at par in No. 165, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in slot 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at pick No. 230 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.