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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
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Larry Ogunjobi
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a B+, for the Vikings.

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. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Newton falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 23 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in the 46th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They did well to land T'Vondre Sweat in the 51st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Circle this one: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at No. 108 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 20 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
By-the-book stuff, Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 129 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Josh Newton in slot 157, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in slot 161 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A reasonable price with a little left over, Walter Rouse in No. 167. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javion Cohen. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at pick No. 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Evan Williams
The board had Evan Williams higher than the Round 7 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
They will replay Julian Pearl at Round 7, Pick 12 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick234 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in pick 234 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.