EAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings traded up twice in Derrick Thomas Jersey the first round of the on Thursday night, jumping one spot to No. 10 for Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy to ensure they didn't mi s out on their most dire need and making a six-spot leap to No. 17 for Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner.I always talk about minimizing regret, Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said. Obviously Im a spreadsheet-calculator guy myself, but sometimes you've got to step out from there, take your Clark Kent gla ses off and just have a championship mindset and swing for a great player.The departure of veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins left a void and an opportunity that Vikings leadership has been strategizing about .Every quarterback in the cla s that I interacted with wanted to go to Minnesota, McCarthy said.ADVERTISEMENT McCarthy went 27-1 as a starter on a defense-driven and run-first team that raised questions about the 6-foot-2, 219-pound pa sers potential. He set the program record with a 72.3% completion percentage.Adofo-Mensah acknowledged that more projection was required with McCarthy than the others in this cla s. In a recent video conference call, Adofo-Mensah said, L'Jarius Sneed Jersey McCarthy asked him directly if there were any reason the Vikings wouldn't draft him. Adofo-Mensah had nothing.After Caleb Williams (Southern California) went to Chicago, Jayden Daniels (LSU) went to Washington and Drake Maye (North Carolina) followed to New England with the first three selections, the Falcons surprised the league by picking Michael Penix Jr. (Washington) with the eighth overall pick despite the presence of Cousins on a $180 million contract.That put the Vikings in danger of having a quarterback-seeking team like Denver or Las Vegas leapfrogging them, so they made the swap with the New York Jets to ensure they'd get McCarthy. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said he felt a range of emotions as the draft unfolded.We knew we werent the only ones that had identified him as a quarterback we wanted to select, O'Connell said. You start thinking about the what-if.The Vikings sent fourth- and fifth-round selections (No. 129 and 157) to the Jets for a sixth-rounder (No. 203) to complete the deal.Thats where he wanted to go. Thats where he had his heart set. Im just so happy for him, said Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, who led McCarthy Dicaprio Bootle Jersey and the Wolverines to the national championship last season. I love him like a son. I was praying and pulling for it to work out the way he wanted it to work out, and the stars aligned.The Vikings had been aiming for this day since Adofo-Mensah and O'Connell came on board two years ago, with a deep rookie cla s at the position and the team at a cro sroads following an NFC North title with a 13-4 record in their 2022 debut and a 7-10 finish in 2023.The highest the Vikings had drafted a quarterback previously was Daunte Culpepper at No. 11 in 1999. Theyve used a first-round pick on a quarterback only four other times in the franchises 63-year history, with Teddy Bridgewater (No. 32) in 2014, Christian Ponder (No. 12) in 2011 and Tommy Kramer (No. 27) in 1977 the others.With O'Connell, a former NFL quarterback who directed two of the best seasons that Cousins has had in 12 years in the league, calling the plays on the sideline and superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson headlining a talented offense around him, the Vikings have a favorable environment for the 21-year-old McCarthy. They signed Sam Darnold, the 2018 third overall pick by the Jets, to bridge the gap and reduce the pre sure on the rookie to develop quickly.McCarthy was widely seen as the most pro-ready of all the prospects, thanks to his combination of leadership, intelligence and toughne s. Still, there's no guarantee the Vikings got the right guy, given the track record acro s the NFL of succe s by first-round quarterbacks is e sentially a .The Vikings added the 23rd pick in a recent trade with Houston for their second-round picks this year and next year. They dont own any second-day selections, minimizing their opportunity to add Mike Hughes Jersey starting-caliber players and increasing the pre sure to hit a home run in the first round. With offense accounting for the first 14 picks, the Vikings were in position to add a premier player on defense. Once defenders started to fall off the board, the Vikings struck a deal with Jacksonville by sending their fifth-rounder (No. 167) and third- and fourth-round picks in 2025 to move up from No. 23. Turner was a first-team A sociated Pre s All-American who tied for eighth in the FBS with 10 sacks last season.After letting Danielle Hunter, D.J. Wonnum and Marcus Davenport depart in free agency, the Vikings signed Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel before adding Turner in this rapid restock.Turner was the second edge rusher taken. The Jaguars indicated they had an offer from another team for No. 17, forcing the Vikings to increase their offer. But they viewed Turner as one of the few outliers on defense in this draft. He was widely seen as one of the steals of the first round.Turner said he was surprised to last that long, but only to a point in a first round with 23 offensive players taken.The game is changing, he said. Teams need what they need, so Justin Reid Jersey youve got to expect it.___AP NFL: