The Minnesota Vikings have already made five picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, but they could still use some contributors on Day 3. There are questions at WR3 and long-term questions at running back, as well as a need at center even after the Vikings switched Blake Brandel to full-time center.Minnesota has four picks on Saturday to close the NFL Draft, but they still need to walk away by addressing some needs. Some of the players below were expected to go on Day 2, so maybe the Vikings gauged their value better than the media and public did.
They currently own the 159th- and 163rd-overall picks (both in the 5th round).Here are the five best players the Vikings should target.Sam Hecht, C, Kansas StateEmmett Johnson, RB, NebraskaDemond Claiborne, RB, WashingtonBryce Lance, WR, North Dakota StateJermod McCoy, CB, TennesseeClaiborne is the only player here who isn't on the Wide Left Consensus Big Board's Top 100, but this draft has been so unpredictable, I'm putting them here. McCoy was a potential top-10 pick, but injury concerns have dropped him all the way to Day 3. Some team will take a flyer on him, but when?This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Offense dominates the best players available for the Vikings