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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Smith-Wade at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting McCaffrey proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 11 they get a passer to set the clock by, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value.
Pick108 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany slid further than he should have, and the 108th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 129th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick157 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They robbed the room for Chau Smith-Wade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube slipping to pick No. 167 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 177 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They read the board right and JD Bertrand was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 10. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Garret Greenfield at No. 232. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.