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  • Vkh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is not that James is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 25 they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good price on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 42, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick51 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 51st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at pick 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A tidy little value on Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 19, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime slipping to the 108th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 DJ James
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman to take DJ James, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
No edge and no loss on Kitan Oladapo in slot 168; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
No drama and no debate, Javon Baker went about where he belonged in pick No. 179. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at Round 7, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.