Daily Norseman Readers Grade the Vikings ‘26 Draft Class

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 25: Minnesota Vikings international fan of the year John Macdonald announces a pick during the third day of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images The 2026 NFL Draft concluded one week ago, and now that the proverbial dust has settled a bit, it’s time to take a look at what the readers here at our humble little corner of the internet thought of what the Minnesota Vikings did during this year’s selection meeting. Overall, the impressions seemed to be relatively positive.

Of those who responded to our poll, 44% gave the purple a solid “B” grade for their selections in this year’s Draft. Another 29% gave them a “C” and 12% gave the selections an “A” grade, so the overwhelming majority of folks see this draft class as at least average or better. Only 11% of our respondents graded the group as a “D,” while another 4% decided that they’d slap a big ol’ “F” on this year’s Draft class for whatever reason.

Anyone who has followed this site for any length of time knows that I detest the idea of handing out draft grades to a group of guys who haven’t even gone through an NFL mini-camp yet, let alone a game that actually means anything. Having said that, I think a lot of the criticism I’ve seen for the picks the Vikings made is over the top. The spots on the roster that the Vikings needed to address weren’t the “sexy” spots.

. . they needed to get stronger in the trenches on both sides of the ball, and the picks they made early on in the draft were geared towards that purpose.