The 2026 NFL draft is mere hours away and the 32 teams are champing at the bit for the chance to select the players who could provide the bedrock of their rosters for years to come.

The Minnesota Vikings have nine picks in this year’s draft, including four in the top 100, giving them a great chance to address some of the positions most in need of a refresh after a disappointing 2025 campaign.

Where is the draft being held this year?

The NFL announced in May 2024 that the 2026 draft would be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the first time since 1948. The draft stage will be located adjacent to Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and there will also be Draft Experience events held outside the stadium and across the Allegheny River in Point State Park.

When will each round of the 2026 draft take place?

Round 1: Friday, April 24th, 1am BST
Round 2-3: Saturday, April 25th, midnight BST
Round 4-7: Saturday, April 25th, 5pm BST

Each team will have eight minutes to make their first-round selection, down from ten minutes in previous years. That will be reduced to seven minutes for the second round, five minutes for rounds 3-6 and four minutes for round 7.

What picks do the Vikings have in the 2026 draft?

Round 1, pick 18
Round 2, pick 49
Round 3, pick 82
Round 3, pick 97 (compensatory selection)
Round 5, pick 163 (from Eagles)
Round 6, pick 196 (from Colts)
Round 7, pick 234
Round 7, pick 235 (from Panthers)
Round 7, pick 244 (from Texans)

Each team usually has one pick in each round, but they can trade players or draft picks to increase their overall draft capital. The league may also award extra draft picks to teams as compensation for any net losses in free agency the previous year.

The Vikings gave up their fourth-round pick in a trade for Jaguars OT Cam Robinson after Christian Darrisaw was injured during the 2024 season, and their fifth-round pick was given up in a trade to bring WR Adam Thielen back from the Carolina Panthers.

Their sixth-round pick went to the San Francisco 49ers in a trade for RB Jordan Mason. They acquired an additional sixth-round pick when the Jets traded for DT Harrison Phillips, but sent that pick (and QB Sam Howell) to the Eagles in a trade for an additional fifth-round pick.

The Vikings got a sixth-round pick back from the Colts when they traded away CB Mekhi Blackmon, and picked up extra seventh-round picks in the Thielen trade and the trade that brought RB Cam Akers back to Minnesota from the Texans.

Who have the Vikings picked in the 2026 draft?

Team needs: S, OL, DL, CB, RB

No picks have been made so far, but keep an eye on this article for all the latest updates.

How can I watch the 2026 NFL draft in the UK and Ireland?

All three days of the 2026 NFL draft will be available to watch on Sky Sports. Coverage of the first round will start on Sky Sports Mix at 7pm BST on Thursday, joined by Sky Sports NFL at 11pm, with Sky Sports Main Event joining with coverage of the draft itself at 1am on Friday morning.

Coverage of day 2 will be available on both Sky Sports NFL and Sky Sports Mix from 7pm on Friday, with the first pick of round 2 arriving shortly after midnight. Sky Sports Main Event will pick up coverage of day 2 at 1am on Saturday morning.

The first pick of day 3 will be made shortly after 5pm BST on Saturday, and will go out on Sky Sports NFL only, with coverage starting from 3pm BST.

All three rounds, as well as all ancillary coverage, will be available via NFL Game Pass on DAZN.