Vikings Eye the Future as they Approach the 2026 Draft
Vikings Territory Breakdown
Next week is the 2026 NFL Draft, and the Vikings go into it with a number of picks (eight overall and four in the first two days) but no seasoned general manager to call the shots. Cap guru Rob Brezinski is the Vikings’ acting GM (and he has Matt Thomas to help shepherd the process), so we know little about how it might go.
Will they trade up or back in the draft (as former GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did in the past); will they stand pat and take the BPA (best player available); will they surprise fans and take a QB (very doubtful, but you never know); or will they strengthen the offensive and defensive lines, which will rank low on the “wow” meter?
It’s anyone’s guess what the team will do because the decision makers are new to the position. But it’s the job of the fellas at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast—Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com—to speculate and postulate, regardless. And so we will.
This week on the podcast, we look at some mock drafts offering their latest best guesses, and even offer up what we think the Vikings might do. The Vikings are loaded with picks, and the roster still has plenty of needs. The future is wide open for the Purple and it begins with the draft next Thursday. Tune in here to see what that future might bring. Skol!
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