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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

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.

The cost of the Wiley reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a potential shutdown corner, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 23 they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
No edge and no loss on Maason Smith in the 108th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They paid a round early for Mason McCormick in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They took Xavier Thomas at par in slot 157, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cornelius Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A real head-scratcher, Jared Wiley in No. 177 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 230th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at No. 232 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.