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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Ricky Pearsall slide 60 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever Michael Penix Jr. becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In No. 11 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
The board fumbled Keon Coleman all the way to pick 42, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
Somehow McKinnley Jackson was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
They robbed the room for Ricky Pearsall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Zak Zinter
They barely believed it either: Zak Zinter still on the board at Round 5, Pick 9. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at slot 157 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper is a better player than the 166th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Nice patience on LaDarius Henderson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 179. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jawhar Jordan at No. 227. It fills a real need, too.