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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: B.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will need Sweat to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

The Bishop pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 11 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 42 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at slot 109 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight is a better player than Round 4, Pick 30 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
They read the board right and Cole Bishop was the payoff at No. 145. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the 157th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 166th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
A tidy little value on Andru Phillips in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick227 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A reach on Trey Taylor in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.