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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Singleton
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
McCarthy is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B+.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Smith-Wade pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety and tight end.

The McCarthy pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
They paid a round early for J.J. McCarthy in pick 12, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick76 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Chris Braswell in No. 76, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They took Will Shipley at par in the 108th pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at slot 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Chau Smith-Wade while clear needs at safety and tight end sat open.
Pick145 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 5, Pick 9 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams in the Round 5 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.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Jarrian Jones reach pick No. 177 and blink. They did not. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 178th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
The board had JD Bertrand higher than No. 230, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Circle this one: Julian Pearl at the 232nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.