Anyone that’s followed this site for any length of time knows that I, personally, am not a big fan of draft “grades” that come out before any of these players have even taken a snap. However, I also recognize that there are a lot of people out there that are, and so I’ve put together a quick roundup of some of the grades that the team has been given by some of the Really Smart Football People™ out there to get their initial thoughts on the Minnesota Vikings and what they did on Thursday night.
Chad Reuter, NFL dot com: A- overall grade
The Vikings moved up one spot to grab McCarthy, presumably to box out Denver and Las Vegas.