J.J. McCarthy has been linked to the Minnesota Vikings since the moment they lost Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons in free agency.
That doesn't change in the final mock draft by Field Yates, but the price they need to pay to move up from No. 11 did.
The ESPN reporter has the Vikings moving up from No. 11 to No. 8 in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons in his final mock draft. That's a far lesser price than some other mocks that have Minnesota ascending all the way to No. 4 in a deal with the Arizona Cardinals.