The Minnesota Vikings have seen a lot of success in the NFL draft. They have drafted multiple Hall of Fame players and a ton of Pro Bowlers.
Their success, like any team, has seen their fair share of ups and downs in the draft Their biggest successes came in the 1960’s with multiple Hall of Fame players taken in the first round.
Overall, the Vikings have drafted eight Hall of Fame players to date with more potentially joining them in the coming years.
QB Fran Tarkenton
- When: 1961
- Round: 3
- Pick: 29th
LB Bobby Bell
- When: 1963
- Round: 2
- Pick: 16th
DE Carl Eller
- When: 1964
- Round: 1
- Pick: 6th
DT Alan Page
- When: 1967
- Round: 1
- Pick: 15th
OT Ron Yary
- When: 1968
- Round: 1
- Pick: 1st
DE Chris Doleman
- When: 1985
- Round: 1
- Pick: 4th
OG Randall McDaniel
- When: 1988
- Round: 1
- Pick: 19th
WR Randy Moss
- When: 1998
- Round: 1
- Pick: 21st
Honorable mention: DT John Randle
While the Vikings didn’t draft Randle, they did sign him as an undrafted free agent out of college and deserve credit in the same realm.
Future Hall of Famers
The Vikings have had a lot of success in the draft and have taken some players that could be Hall of Fame bound.
- RB Adrian Peterson, 7th overall, 2007
- C Matt Birk, 173rd overall, 1998
- WR Stefon Diggs, 146th overall, 2015
- S Harrison Smith, 29th overall, 2012
- DT Kevin Williams, 9th overall, 2003
