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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ATL)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA+
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B+.

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. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Landing Marshall Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 12 they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Tommy Eichenberg. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in slot 127, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nehemiah Pritchett in pick 149. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick162 Rnd5 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes is a better player than No. 162 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in Round 5, Pick 29 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
The board fumbled Jason Marshall Jr. all the way to the 179th pick, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.