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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a B-, for the Vikings.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Julius Welschof in the 227th pick, a good 140 spots before the room expected him.

The whole projection now runs through Michael Penix Jr.; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 11 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at pick No. 42 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
The board had Blake Fisher higher than the Round 4 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at slot 130 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick145 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Circle this one: Dillon Johnson at No. 145 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
A wild overpay on Jaylen Harrell in the 157th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Logue
A big swing on Zion Logue at pick 179, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julius Welschof in slot 227, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.