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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Vikings found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: D.

Nobody had Brevyn Spann-Ford this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 32 spots to get him at pick 232.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They have staked the next five years on Michael Penix Jr., which is the only story that really matters here.

Landing Foster that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 11 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 12 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In No. 23 they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 76 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 108th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
They paid sticker price for Bucky Irving in the 129th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Myles Cole
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Myles Cole well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Javon Foster in the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Tykee Smith at Round 5, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good price on Luke McCaffrey in pick 157, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
They reached a country mile for Delmar Glaze at slot 167, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A tidy little value on Jordan Jefferson in the 177th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick203 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in pick No. 203 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at Round 7, Pick 10 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 232 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.