List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in the 1961 season.

The Vikings first draft selection as an NFL team was Tommy Mason, a running back from the Tulane Green Wave.

The team's most recent first round selection is J.J. McCarthy, a quarterback from the Michigan Wolverines.

The Vikings have used first-round selections on players from USC six times.

Six eventual Pro Football Hall of Famers have been selected by the Vikings in the first round: DE Carl Eller, DT Alan Page, DE Chris Doleman, G Randall McDaniel, OT Ron Yary and WR Randy Moss.