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  • zull DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Davis
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 11 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
Value with a capital V on MarShawn Lloyd in the 108th overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in the 129th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick157 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
They barely believed it either: Brennan Jackson still on the board at the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
They let Trevor Keegan come to them and pounced at No. 167. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 2 is lovely value for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable slipping to pick 232 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Nice patience on Trey Taylor, who had no business lasting to pick No. 238. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.