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My Man McCarthy IX

  • stogie928 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Adams
DT
Head Shot
Logan Hall
DT
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Head Shot
Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B+.

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. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They banked enough surplus on Bullock to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 25 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A clean, defensible pick in the 57th overall pick with a little surplus value in T.J. Tampa. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick81 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at pick 81 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 91st pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in No. 118 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick129 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Matt Goncalves at No. 129 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 157, where Jacob Cowing graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in Round 6, Pick 2 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in slot 181 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at the 220th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Nothing to complain about; JD Bertrand went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 230. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 232nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.