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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
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 search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Sinnott pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will answer for taking S-EDGE early while edge rusher and safety went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 11 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 109th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A curious use of No. 130. Edge rusher and safety needed the pick; a S-EDGE in Jalyx Hunt did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Logan Lee
A premium they did not need to pay, Logan Lee a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
A reach for Justin Rogers in slot 157; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on LaDarius Henderson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 179th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jawhar Jordan in the 227th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.