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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA FutureD
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for Bills left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 23 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A clean, defensible pick in the 108th pick with a little surplus value in Zak Zinter. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 129th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
No drama and no debate, Hunter Nourzad went about where he belonged in pick 157. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dallin Holker at No. 167 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in slot 177 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
They robbed the room for Jha'Quan Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
They jumped the gun on Keaton Bills, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.