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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Franklin pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. in pick No. 11 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Troy Franklin at Round 2, Pick 10 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A straight-up fair deal on MarShawn Lloyd at the 108th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in No. 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
No drama and no debate, Cole Bishop went about where he belonged in slot 148. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the 163rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Keith Randolph Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim slipping to pick 179 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Steele Chambers in Round 7, Pick 10. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.