Lenny'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Fortner
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

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. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McLachlan.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick48 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 48 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 90th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A wild overpay on Beaux Limmer in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Good price on Cedric Gray in slot 116, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kitan Oladapo in pick 157. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at pick No. 177 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board fumbled Tanner McLachlan all the way to Round 7, Pick 10, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at pick No. 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.