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My Man McCarthy III

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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.

On value alone, Milton makes the weekend a net positive. They will need McCarthy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 26 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at No. 108 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray slipping to slot 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A tidy little value on McKinnley Jackson in the 129th overall pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
The board had Luke McCaffrey higher than the 157th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at pick No. 167 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in Round 6, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at pick No. 230 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
The board fumbled Kendall Milton all the way to slot 232, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.