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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (SEA)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SEA)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SEA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Boye Mafe
EDGE
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Vikings bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says D-.

The Vikings bet big and early on Ricky Pearsall, 35 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Everything downstream of Michael Penix Jr. depends on Michael Penix Jr., and the building knows it.

On value alone, White makes the weekend a net positive. The DeJean pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, tight end and other spots still on the board.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
Good price on Michael Penix Jr. in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick57 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Cooper DeJean while clear needs at edge rusher, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 77th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Edwards at pick No. 79, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brenden Rice well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A tidy bit of business in slot 125, where Blake Fisher graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in Round 5, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A big swing on Joe Milton III at the 162nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 165 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A tidy little value on Jack Nelson in No. 179, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ricky White
Ricky White at pick 233 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.