The Minnesota Vikings are, once again, on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft, because this time they have decided to make a move up the board.

Vikings receive: #198 overall (RB Demond Claiborne)

Patriots receive: #234 overall, 2027 sixth-round pick

For more on the Patriots perspective on the trade, check out Pats Pulpit.

The trade is between the Vikings and the AFC Champion New England Patriots.

The deal sees the Patriots sending the 198th overall selection, a sixth-round pick, to the Vikings. In exchange, the Vikings are sending the Patriots a seventh-round pick, #234 overall, and a sixth-round pick in next year’s NFL Draft.

The Vikings then used the 198th overall pick to select Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne.

With this trade, the Vikings now have just one selection remaining, the 235th overall pick, which is the seventh-round pick they acquired from the Carolina Panthers in the Adam Thielen trade before the 2025 season.

We’ll have more on the selection of Demond Claiborne here shortly.