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List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

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The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1961. The Vikings' first draft selection as an NFL team was Tommy Mason, a running back from Tulane University. The team's most recent first-round selection is Jordan Addison, a wide receiver from the University of Southern California.

Adrian Peterson, the Vikings' seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft.

Every April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", more commonly known as the NFL draft. Teams are ranked in reverse order based on the previous season's record, with team with the worst record picking first, the team with the second-worst record picking second, and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks last and the Super Bowl loser always picks second-last. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.

The Vikings have selected number one overall twice. The Vikings received the first pick in 1961 as an expansion franchise and then again in 1968 when the franchise chose Ron Yary, an offensive tackle from the University of Southern California. The Vikings have used first-round selections on players from the University of Southern California five times, Michigan State University four times, and from the University of Notre Dame, Oklahoma State University, Ohio State University, Florida State University and North Carolina State University three times. The Vikings have drafted 10 running backs, the most common position drafted by the franchise, followed by defensive end (9), defensive tackle (8), defensive back (8) and wide receiver (8). Six eventual Hall of Famers have been selected by the Vikings in the first-round: Carl Eller, Alan Page, Chris Doleman, Randall McDaniel, Ron Yary and Randy Moss.

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end
^ Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
§ Enshrined in the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
† Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
 *  Selected number one overall
— The Vikings did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position The player's position
College The player's college football team

Player selections

Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
National Football League, Early Era (1950–1969)
1961 1 Tommy Mason  † * RB Tulane
1962 No pick
1963 3 Jim Dunaway T Ole Miss
1964 6 Carl Eller  † § ^ DE Minnesota
1965 8 Jack Snow WR Notre Dame
1966 7 Jerry Shay DT Purdue
1967 2 Clinton Jones RB Michigan State
8 Gene Washington  † WR Michigan State
15 Alan Page  † § ^ DT Notre Dame
1968 1 Ron Yary  † § ^ * T USC
1969 No pick
National Football League, Modern Era (1970–present)
1970 25 John Ward T Oklahoma State
1971 24 Leo Hayden RB Ohio State
1972 10 Jeff Siemon  † LB Stanford
1973 12 Chuck Foreman  † § RB Miami (FL)
1974 17 Fred McNeill LB UCLA
25 Steve Riley T USC
1975 25 Mark Mullaney DE Colorado State
1976 25 James White DT Oklahoma State
1977 27 Tommy Kramer  † QB Rice
1978 21 Randy Holloway DE Pittsburgh
1979 16 Ted Brown RB NC State
1980 9 Doug Martin DT Washington
1981 No pick
1982 7 Darrin Nelson RB Stanford
1983 19 Joey Browner  † § DB USC
1984 13 Keith Millard  † DE Washington State
1984* 13 Allanda Smith CB TCU
1985 4 Chris Doleman  † § ^ LB Pittsburgh
1986 14 Gerald Robinson DE Auburn
1987 14 D. J. Dozier RB Penn State
1988 19 Randall McDaniel  † § ^ G Arizona State
1989 No pick
1990 No pick
1991 No pick
1992 No pick
1993 21 Robert Smith  † RB Ohio State
1994 18 Dewayne Washington CB NC State
19 Todd Steussie  † T California
1995 11 Derrick Alexander DE Florida State
24 Korey Stringer  † § T Ohio State
1996 16 Duane Clemons LB California
1997 20 Dwayne Rudd LB Alabama
1998 21 Randy Moss  † § ^ WR Marshall
1999 11 Daunte Culpepper  † QB UCF
29 Dimitrius Underwood DE Michigan State
2000 25 Chris Hovan DT Boston College
2001 27 Michael Bennett  † RB Wisconsin
2002 7 Bryant McKinnie  † T Miami (FL)
2003 9 Kevin Williams  † DT Oklahoma State
2004 20 Kenechi Udeze DE USC
2005 7 Troy Williamson WR South Carolina
18 Erasmus James DE Wisconsin
2006 17 Chad Greenway  † LB Iowa
2007 7 Adrian Peterson  † RB Oklahoma
2008 No pick
2009 22 Percy Harvin  † WR Florida
2010 No pick
2011 12 Christian Ponder QB Florida State
2012 4 Matt Kalil  † T USC
29 Harrison Smith  † S Notre Dame
2013 23 Sharrif Floyd DT Florida
25 Xavier Rhodes  † CB Florida State
29 Cordarrelle Patterson  † WR Tennessee
2014 9 Anthony Barr  † LB UCLA
32 Teddy Bridgewater  † QB Louisville
2015 11 Trae Waynes CB Michigan State
2016 23 Laquon Treadwell WR Ole Miss
2017 No pick
2018 30 Mike Hughes CB UCF
2019 18 Garrett Bradbury C NC State
2020 22 Justin Jefferson  † WR LSU
31 Jeff Gladney CB TCU
2021 23 Christian Darrisaw T Virginia Tech
2022 32 Lewis Cine S Georgia
2023 23 Jordan Addison WR USC
2024 10 J. J. McCarthy QB Michigan
17 Dallas Turner DE Alabama

By college

College Draftees
USC 6
Michigan State 4
Notre Dame 3
Oklahoma State 3
Ohio State 3
Florida State 3
NC State 3
Stanford 2
Miami (FL) 2
UCLA 2
Pittsburgh 2
California 2
Wisconsin 2
Florida 2
Ole Miss 2
UCF 2
TCU 2
Alabama 2
23 colleges 1

By position

Position Draftees
Running back 10
Defensive back 9
Defensive end 10
Defensive tackle 9
Wide receiver 9
Offensive tackle 8
Linebacker 7
Quarterback 5
Guard 1
Center 1

Footnotes

References

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