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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIN)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (IND)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: B-.

Nobody else had Austin Reed anywhere near the 191st pick. The Vikings did, by 83 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Harden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 11th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in slot 108 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 151 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at No. 157 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
They jumped the gun on Fabien Lovett, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in Round 6, Pick 2 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at slot 191 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A real head-scratcher, Kimani Vidal in No. 230 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Taking Myles Harden in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.