All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

2026 NFL mock draft​

Round 1 - Pick 18
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/players/29168249/jermod-mccoy/

Jermod McCoy CB
Tennessee • Jr • 6'0" / 193 lbs

Projected Team​ Minnesota

PROSPECT RNK​ 9th

POSITION RNK​ 1st

I'm not a big fan of projecting a first-round player who didn't take a snap in 2025, but this is a weak year for corners and the Vikings need help on the island. McCoy showed good length and the ability to play man coverage and will be fully healthy in 2026. He also displayed a smooth backpedal, breaks quickly on routes and has excellent hands.

2026 NFL mock draft: WRs fly off the board at a historic rate as combine week begins in Indianapolis

Seven wideouts land in the first round of this mock draft, tying the all-time record.

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Skol Vikes!!

My dark horse player for the Vikings to draft (if he's still there) is DT Peter Woods from Clemson. Came into the year a consensus top 10 1st round pick (top 5 in some mocks), but didn't have a dominating year in 2025, but the entire Clemson defense was less than spectacular. Incredibly talented player, along with these two....

DT and OL are just flat out positions that are better to fill in the draft than to try to fill in Free Agency. Caleb Banks (Florida) and Kayden McDonald (Ohio St) wouldn't be bad either.

Slightly alarming that Flores and the defensive staff has NOT been good at developing DBs since they got to MN (Metellus would be the outlier). New incoming CB coach is supposed to be good at this. Let's hope so, they need it

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Skor North is like ... the fifth? more important/interesting Vikings commentary in the market.

If Seifert, Alec Lewis, Goessling, aren't reporting it ... then to me it's not really worth reading.

What’s going on Jerome’s That guy is the one I listen to.