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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sean McKeon
TE
Head Shot
Roquan Smith
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a B+, for the Vikings.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Pritchett value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 30th pick they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at pick No. 42 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is a better player than No. 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at pick 109 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A quiet steal in slot 130: Tyler Davis for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Taking Ben Sinnott in the 156th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 173 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Steal is underselling it; Malik Mustapha at the 179th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick 190 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.