EAGAN, Minn. — The 2023 NFL Draft is upon us.
The opening round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. (CT) Thursday in Kansas City.
U.S. Bank Stadium's Legacy Gates will open an hour earlier for the Vikings Miller Lite Draft Party on Thursday, April 27.
Rounds 2 and 3 are scheduled for Friday, with the second round commencing at 6 p.m. (CT).
Round 4 is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. (CT) Saturday. It will be followed by Rounds 5, 6 and 7.
The Vikings enter this year's draft with the following five selections:
Round 1, No. 23 overall (instead of No. 24 because Miami forfeited its first-round pick)
Round 3, No. 87 overall
Round 4, No. 119 overall (from Detroit)
Round 5, No. 158 overall
Round 6, No. 211 overall (compensatory)
For those unable to attend the Miller Lite Vikings Draft Party on Thursday, there are numerous other ways to watch, listen to or engage with the 2023 NFL Draft over the course of the three-day event.
Viewers in the Twin Cities can get a head start on the draft at 6:30 p.m. (CT) Tuesday with Vikings Live: Draft Preview, which will include "Voice of the Vikings" Paul Allen and former linebacker turned analyst Ben Leber on KMSP FOX 9.
Multiplatform content — including live national television broadcasts to local radio coverage by KFAN 100.3-FM, as well as a breadth of video, written and photo content on Vikings.com, the team's official mobile app, social media channels and Connected TV app — will be featured throughout the weekend.
Signature content from the Vikings Entertainment Network will place viewers inside the Thomson Reuters Draft Room.
Thursday, April 27 | Round 1
Start time: 7 p.m. (CT)
Maximum time per pick: 10 minutes for each selection
LOCAL RADIO
KFAN 100.3-FM will relay the excitement of opening night with a live broadcast from U.S. Bank Stadium. It will feature analysis by Allen, Leber, Paul Charchian and Vikings Entertainment Network's Gabe Henderson.
NATIONAL RADIO
SiriusXM NFL Radio, Westwood One (station finder) and ESPN Radio
LOCAL TV
KMSP FOX 9 will air VikingsLive: Draft Night at 6:30 p.m. (CT). It will feature Dawn Mitchell, Ahmad Hicks, Ron Johnson and Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett.
BROADCAST TV
NFL Network will be covering the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 17th consecutive year.
ESPN will broadcast the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 44th consecutive year — special congrats to Mel Kiper, Jr., who will be covering his 40th NFL Draft.
ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
ABC (KSTP in the Twin Cities) will cover the draft for the fifth year with telecasts that are distinct from ESPN's coverage on the first two nights of the draft.
STREAMING CONTENT
NFL + (subscription service) will offer NFL + Draft Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT)
NFL Channel (ad-supported free streaming available on Roku and Xumo Play in addition to the NFL App on mobile and connected TV, NFL.com/NFLChannel, Pluto TV, Vizio WatchFree, Tubi, Peacock and LG); Note: The first round will also stream live on YouTube.
ESPN digital shows will be available across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the ESPN App.
View every Vikings first round draft pick through the years.
RB Tommy Mason (1961, Tulane)
DE Carl Eller (1964, Minnesota)
DT Alan Page (1967, Notre Dame)
OL Ron Yary (1968, USC)
RB Chuck Foreman (1973, Miami)
QB Tommy Kramer (1977, Rice)
DB Joey Browner (1983, USC)
DL/LB Chris Doleman (1985, Pittsburgh)
OL Randall McDaniel (1988, Arizona State)
RB Robert Smith (1993, Ohio State)
OL Korey Stringer (1995, Ohio State)
WR Randy Moss (1998, Marshall)
QB Daunte Culpepper (1999, Central Florida)
DT Kevin Williams (2003, Oklahoma State)
LB Chad Greenway (2006, Iowa)
RB Adrian Peterson (2007, Oklahoma)
WR Percy Harvin (2009, Florida)
LT Matt Kalil (2012, USC)
S Harrison Smith (2012, Notre Dame)
DT Sharrif Floyd (2013, Florida)
CB Xavier Rhodes (2013, Florida State)
WR Cordarrelle Patterson (2013, Tennessee)
LB Anthony Barr (2014, UCLA)
QB Teddy Bridgewater (2014, Louisville)
CB Trae Waynes (2015, Michigan State)
WR Laquon Treadwell (2016, Mississippi)
WR Justin Jefferson (2020, LSU)
CB Jeff Gladney (2020, TCU)
T Christian Darrisaw (2021, Virginia Tech)
S Lewis Cine (2022, Georgia)
WR Jordan Addison (2023, USC)
Friday, April 28 | Rounds 2-3
Start time: 6 p.m. (CT)
Maximum time per pick: 7 minutes for each selection in Round 2; 5 minutes for each in Round 3
NATIONAL RADIO
SiriusXM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio
BROADCAST TV
NFL Network will be covering the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 17th consecutive year.
ESPN will broadcast the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 44th consecutive year.
ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
ABC (KSTP in the Twin Cities) will cover the draft for the fifth year with telecasts that are distinct from ESPN's coverage on the first two nights of the draft.
STREAMING CONTENT
NFL Channel (ad-supported free streaming available on Roku and Xumo Play in addition to the NFL App on mobile and connected TV, NFL.com/NFLChannel, Pluto TV, Vizio WatchFree, Tubi, Peacock and LG) will feature NFL Draft Center
ESPN digital shows will be available across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the ESPN App.
View photos of current Vikings players being selected on draft day and arriving to Minnesota.
Former Vikings player Keith Millard embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after announcing T Brian O'Neill as the Vikings' selection during the second round of the 2018 NFL football draft.
C Garrett Bradbury visits TCO Performance Center for the first time after being selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
C Garrett Bradbury visits TCO Performance Center for the first time after being selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
WR Justin Jefferson gets the call from the Vikings about being selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Vikings select Georgia S Lewis Cine as the 32nd pick in the first round in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Vikings select Georgia S Lewis Cine as the 32nd pick in the first round.
USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 23 pick at the 2023 NFL Draft.
USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 23 pick at the 2023 NFL Draft.
Saturday, April 29 | Rounds 4-7
Start time: 11 a.m. (CT)
Maximum time per pick: 5 minutes for each selection in Rounds 4-6; 4 minutes for each selection in Round 7
NATIONAL RADIO
SiriusXM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio
BROADCAST TV
NFL Network will be covering the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 17th consecutive year.
ESPN will broadcast the entirety of the NFL Draft live for the 44th consecutive year.
ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
Saturday's coverage by ABC (KSTP in the Twin Cities) will be a simulcast of the ESPN programming.
STREAMING CONTENT
NFL Channel (ad-supported free streaming available on Roku and Xumo Play in addition to the NFL App on mobile and connected TV, NFL.com/NFLChannel, Pluto TV, Vizio WatchFree, Tubi, Peacock and LG)
ESPN digital shows will be available across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the ESPN App.
