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Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: B.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Michael Penix Jr. to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Landing Sainristil that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They are betting Jenkins proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In slot 11 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 130 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick148 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Shemar Turner in Round 5, Pick 12. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in pick 160, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick165 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They took Frank Gore Jr. at par in No. 165, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to the 179th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick230 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
No drama and no debate, Miles Frazier went about where he belonged in pick No. 230. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.