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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Sainristil: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mike Sainristil got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at slot 179. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

It is not that King is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 11 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick42 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
You do not let a quarterback like Michael Penix Jr. reach pick 42 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 T.J. Tampa
Taking T.J. Tampa in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kalen King
They bypassed pressing needs at safety, offensive lineman and other spots to take Kalen King, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick145 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick No. 145 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They took Grayson Murphy at par in the 166th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 6, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
The board fumbled Jordan Magee all the way to slot 227, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.