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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in Penix Jr. headlines a D weekend for the Vikings.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Aaron Casey, 30 picks early at slot 257. Put together, it is a D.

Whatever Michael Penix Jr. becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will answer for taking cornerback early while safety and interior defensive lineman went begging.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Grable.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 10 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick72 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in No. 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A want over a need in the 108th pick: Khyree Jackson adds a cornerback while safety and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in pick 111, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at Round 4, Pick 29 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in the 157th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They paid up for Khristian Boyd at pick 167 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at pick No. 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nathaniel Watson in slot 230. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A wild overpay on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at the 256th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Aaron Casey well ahead of where he belonged. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.