Vikings may get the NFL draft redo they desperately need in 2026

Tennessee DB Jermod McCoy | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesOn Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings were on the clock at pick No. 24 overall with a wealth of options.

There was a ton of pre-draft chatter around then-GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah exploring a trade down the board to accumulate more capital. The Vikings entered that draft with only four total selections and wound up making five picks overall, with two of them coming back-to-back in the sixth round.

By the time the clock was ticking, the Vikings had everything on the table. With some serious question marks in the defensive secondary, and all-time franchise great Harrison Smith nearing the…