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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
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Devin Culp, 47 picks early at the 256th pick. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 10 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 11 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 20 they get a No. 1 receiver, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamren Kinchens in pick 72. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
Value with a capital V on MarShawn Lloyd in the 108th pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Mekhi Wingo. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
The board had Elijah Jones higher than Round 4, Pick 29, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and the 157th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick 167 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in slot 177; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They read the board right and JD Bertrand was the payoff at the 230th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick232 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd at No. 232 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick256 Rnd7 Devin Culp
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Culp. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.