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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TEN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sebastian Joseph-Day
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B+.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 11 they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid sticker price for Jordan Morgan in the 38th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Good price on Jalen McMillan in No. 106, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at Round 4, Pick 8 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in pick No. 129 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
No edge and no loss on Trevor Keegan in the 146th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Value with a capital V on Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 167 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
A straight-up fair deal on Khristian Boyd at Round 6, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in slot 182 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in No. 230 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick232 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in the 232nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.