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 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Minnesota Vikings First-round Draft Picks
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