Minnesota Vikings draft picks tracker: Updated list of 2026 selections, next pick predictions
The Vikings are hoping to return to the playoffs in 2026.
Minnesota Vikings draft picks tracker: Updated list of 2026 selections, next pick predictions originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Minnesota Vikings already have a really talented roster, and now they might have a winning QB, too, with Kyler Murray potentially taking over for J.
J. McCarthy. That doesn't mean the 2026 NFL Draft isn't important.
On the contrary -- getting young, talented players on affordable contracts is exactly the boost the Vikings need to get back to the playoffs. If Murray has at least (temporarily) solved the QB worries, the Vikings can focus on filling their needs elsewhere to make sure that a superstar like Justin Jefferson isn't sitting at home again during the postseason. With the first round on Thursday, second and third rounds on Friday and fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, we'll be keeping track below of everything the Vikings do during the draft.
MORE: The full origin story of ESPN's NFL Draft pick chime Minnesota Vikings draft picks 2026 Refresh for the latest. Who did the Vikings draft? The Vikings enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 9 picks to make: Round 1, Pick 18: Round 2, Pick 49: Round 3, Pick 82: Round 3, Pick 97: Round 5, Pick 163: Round 6, Pick 196: Round 7, Pick 234: Round 7, Pick 235: Round 7, Pick 244: MORE: NFL Draft pick trade value chart shows how deals are made Vikings NFL Draft needs Safety: The Vikings need an heir to Harrison Smith, and there are two quality safeties potentially on the board with the 18th pick -- Dillon Thieneman from Oregon and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren from Toledo.