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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says B.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Michael Penix Jr. to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Every board in the league had Davis lower, and that gap is the story.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trice. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In slot 11 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Circle this one: Bralen Trice at Round 2, Pick 10 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in No. 130 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nehemiah Pritchett at the 148th pick is the proof. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick160 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at pick 160 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
The board had Justin Rogers higher than the 165th overall pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips slid further than he should have, and pick No. 179 is lovely value for the cornerback. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in pick 230 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.