Every year, the NFL brings legends or current players to the NFL Draft, and the Minnesota Vikings’ selection has unique ties to this year’s location. The NFL Draft is now seven days away and the excitement is palpable.
The Vikings don't have a punter question with veteran Johnny Hekker on the roster next season, but Minnesota is clearly doing its due diligence to scout for the future as Hekker's days in the league may be numbered as a 36-year-old.
The Vikings have five picks in rounds five through seven of this year's draft. Historically, the Vikings have found some legends in the later rounds of the draft.
The AP has awarded its Defensive Player of the Year Award to the NFL's most outstanding defender since 1971. How many of the NFL DPOYs can you name in six minutes?
The Minnesota Vikings are one of the teams that must bounce back in the 2026 NFL season.
Teams are finalizing their Big Boards with much of NFL free agency in the rearview mirror. There's a look at the least first-round mock draft as of April 8, 2026.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic, who puts together the invaluable draft guide known as "The Beast" every year, is on a short list of the best national draft analysts out there.
McCarthy missed seven games last season with multiple injuries, and he didn't look ready to start when he was healthy. That's why it made perfect sense to go after Kyler Murray as soon as the Arizona Cardinals released him.
The Vikings have a long history of drafting game-changing talent in the first round. That luck hasn't necessarily translated to the second round of the draft over the years.
Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jalen Redmond signed his exclusive rights free-agent tender for the 2026 season, the team announced on Tuesday. Redmond,
How the Minnesota Vikings will handle the NFL Draft has been up in the air. The latest intel shows that a long held belief is likely to come to fruition.
Per Howard Balzer, the Vikings have re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent DE Jalen Redmond to a new deal for the 2026 season after Minnesota tendered him back in March.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The Vikings' recent draft history has been a bit hit-or-miss in the first round. However, throughout their entire history, Minnesota has regularly been able to find game-changing talent in the first round of the draft.
The NFL Draft is just 10 days away, and a clearer picture is emerging about what the Minnesota Vikings might do with the 18th overall pick in the first round.
How the Minnesota Vikings will approach the NFL Draft will show what their preferred strategy is. There are a lot of different paths that the Vikings can take.
The Minnesota Vikings did not spend the offseason chasing attention. That much is obvious by now. The headlines were smaller, the additions were more selective, and the biggest story around the roster has been what still needs to be solved heading into the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Minnesota Vikings made a massive splash when they traded up to draft Dallas Turner in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Fans expected the former Alabama standout to quickly become the face of the defense.
The Minnesota Vikings are cannibalizing their own roster. Ahead of the April 23 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, the organization could explore trades of Jonathan Greenard and J.J.
With Harrison Smith entering free agency, and potential retirement, the Minnesota Vikings are in need of a new safety. Luckily for them, the 2026 NFL Draft may offer the franchise their best long-term option.
Jonathan Greenard has come up in trade rumors recently. The Vikings were tied to potentially moving the Pro Bowl edge rusher ahead of free agency, and the Eagles were connected to the ex-Texan after failing to re-sign Jaelan Phillips.
Signing Kyler Murray speaks volumes about how they truly feel about McCarthy, and it's hard to envision him being QB1 next season.
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah compiled a 43-25 record as Vikings general manager. A .632 winning percentage, tied for the fifth-best in the entire NFL during his four-season tenure.
The Minnesota Vikings have yet to find a permanent replacement for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the general manager the team fired in January. At the moment, Minnesota has longtime executive vice president Rob Brzezinski serving the GM role on an interim basis.
According to Greg Auman, the Buccaneers are re-signing former OT Justin Skule. He adds it’s a one-year pact for Skule from Tampa Bay. The veteran spent this past season with the Vikings but was with the Bucs for three years before that. Skule, 29, was a sixth-round pick by the 49ers out of Vanderbilt in 2019.
It’s been just over three months since the Vikings parted ways with former general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, yet Minnesota still hasn’t begun the process of replacing him, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert.
The perception exists that the Vikings signed quarterback Kyler Murray because head coach Kevin O’Connell views Murray as an upgrade over and an eventual replacement for McCarthy.
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