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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a B, for the Vikings.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Landing Pritchett that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They will need Jefferson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 11 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 23 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They will replay Dominick Puni at Round 4, Pick 8 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton slid further than he should have, and pick 129 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They liked Jordan Jefferson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 167th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
They robbed the room for Nehemiah Pritchett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in No. 232 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.