List of Minnesota Vikings First-round Draft Picks - Player Selection

Player Selection

* Selected number one overall
† Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
§ Enshrined in the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
Year Pick Player Position College Notes
National Football League, Early Era (1950–1969)
1961 1 * Tommy Mason RB Tulane
1962 — — No Pick — —
1963 3 Jim Dunaway DT Mississippi State
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 † § OT USC
1969 — — No Pick — —
National Football League, Modern Era (1970–present)
1970 25 John Ward OT Oklahoma State
1971 24 Leo Hayden RB Ohio State
1972 10 Jeff Siemon LB Stanford
1973 12 Chuck Foreman § RB Miami (Florida)
1974 17 Fred McNeill LB UCLA
25 Steve Riley OT 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 North Carolina 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
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 North Carolina State
19 Todd Steussie OT California
1995 11 Derrick Alexander DE Florida State
24 Korey Stringer § OT 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 Central Florida
29 Dimitrius Underwood DE Michigan State
2000 25 Chris Hovan DT Boston College
2001 27 Michael Bennett RB Wisconsin
2002 7 Bryant McKinnie OT Miami (Florida)
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 OT USC
29 Harrison Smith S Notre Dame
2013 23 TBD

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