2026 Minnesota Vikings season

2026 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner	Zygi Wilf
General manager	Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coach	Kevin O'Connell
Home stadium	U.S. Bank Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Uniform
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The 2026 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 66th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 22nd under the ownership of Zygi Wilf and their fifth under the tandem of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell. The Vikings will hope to improve upon their 9–8 record from the previous season, return to the playoffs after a one-year absence, and end their three-year NFC North title drought.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

2026 Minnesota Vikings draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18
2	47
3	82
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff

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	Front office Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf Owner/president – Mark Wilf Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski Assistant general manager – Ryan Grigson Assistant general manager – Demitrius Washington Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens Assistant director of player personnel – Chisom Opara Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton Senior college executive – Pat Roberts Head coaches Head coach – Kevin O'Connell Assistant head coach – Mike Pettine Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips Quarterbacks – Josh McCown Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Jordan Traylor Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio Offensive line – Chris Kuper Assistant offensive line – Keith Carter Game management coordinator/passing game specialist – Ryan Cordell Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores Defensive line – Marcus Dixon Assistant defensive line – Imarjaye Albury Sr. Outside linebackers – Thad Bogardus Assistant outside linebackers – Patrick Hill Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones Safeties – Vacant Defensive assistant – Charlie Frye Quality control/defense – Chenzo Funari Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson Strength and conditioning Director of player performance – Josh Hingst Director of football development/Assistant performance coach – Derik Keyes Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Max Brosmer  9 J. J. McCarthy Running backs (RB) 33 Aaron Jones 27 Jordan Mason Wide receivers (WR)  3 Jordan Addison 13 Tai Felton 18 Justin Jefferson  4 Myles Price Tight ends (TE) 86 Gavin Bartholomew 87 T. J. Hockenson 84 Josh Oliver 85 Ben Yurosek

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Blake Brandel RG 68 Henry Byrd G -- Zeke Correll C 71 Christian Darrisaw LT 76 Will Fries RG 60 Joe Huber LG 74 Donovan Jackson LG 65 Michael Jurgens C 78 Ryan Kelly C 75 Brian O'Neill RT 73 Walter Rouse RT Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jonathan Allen DE 97 Javon Hargrave DE 90 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins DE 50 Levi Drake Rodriguez NT 94 Taki Taimani NT 99 Elijah Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 96 Tyler Batty OLB 51 Blake Cashman ILB 57 Chaz Chambliss OLB 58 Jonathan Greenard OLB 15 Dallas Turner OLB 43 Andrew Van Ginkel OLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Theo Jackson SS  6 Dwight McGlothern CB 44 Josh Metellus S  7 Byron Murphy CB  2 Isaiah Rodgers CB 34 Zemaiah Vaughn CB 24 Jay Ward FS Special teams (ST) 16 Will Reichard K

Reserve 81 Joaquin Davis WR(Futures) 79 Caleb Etienne LT(Futures) 19 Dontae Fleming WR(Futures) 25 Kahlef Hailassie FS(Futures) -- Jaylon Hutchings DE(Futures) 82 Jeshaun Jones WR(Futures) 66 Vershon Lee G(Futures) 83 Bryson Nesbit TE(Futures) -- Jacob Roberts ILB(Futures) 52 Josh Ross ILB(Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 32 Ty Chandler RB 42 Andrew DePaola LS 30 C. J. Ham FB -- Rondale Moore WR 23 Fabian Moreau CB  1 Jalen Nailor WR -- Matt Nelson LT  8 Jeff Okudah CB 14 Brett Rypien QB 67 Justin Skule LT 22 Harrison Smith SS 37 Tavierre Thomas CB 11 Carson Wentz QB 55 Eric Wilson ILB  5 John Wolford QB 17 Ryan Wright P Restricted free agents (RFA)  0 Ivan Pace Jr. ILB 89 Ben Sims TE Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 61 Jalen Redmond DE 98 Bo Richter OLB 36 Zavier Scott RB 43 active, 21 free agent(s), 10 reserve As of January 11, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Vikings' opponents for 2026. They will play nine games at home and eight on the road. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their NFC North divisional rivals, they will play against each of the teams in the NFC South and AFC East, as well as the teams that also finished in third place in each of the NFC East, NFC West and AFC South. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. ^[1]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers
Conference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Washington Commanders	San Francisco 49ers
Interconference opponents (AFC East)	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins	New England Patriots New York Jets
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Indianapolis Colts	—N/a

References

1. "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

External links

• Official website