The 2026 NFL Draft is months away, but with college football in full swing, it may be time to start looking ahead. On top of that, the Vikings ' season kicked off yesterday, which means we are launching our weekly Mock Draft Monday series here on Vikings Wire.

The Chargers led wire-to-wire, outgaining the Vikings by a massive disparity of 419 yards to 164. Justin Herbert was the standout performer, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and adding 62 yards on the ground.

Adrian Peterson found himself in handcuffs for the second time in 2025 on suspicion of DWI. The former Vikings great was booked in Texas on one count of DWI and a weapons charge.

The Minnesota Vikings may be without tackle Christian Darrisaw and running back Aaron Jones against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football.

Carson Wentz took a beating against the Chargers. As the future of the Vikings looked on from the sidelines, Wentz was allowed to fail on Thursday.

Join us live to follow and discuss this evenings Thursday Night Football game between the Vikings and the Chargers.

One of the Vikings' biggest offseason proponents has been left incredibly disappointed with the results thus far from Minnesota. "I think this is the most disappointing roster in football right now," ESPN's Dan Orlovsky stated on Friday's episode of NFL Live, following the Vikings' 37-10 loss on Thursday night.

It was known that Wentz initially hurt his non-throwing shoulder in a Week 5 game against the Browns in London. He was on the injury report for two weeks, though he was a full participant for five of the six practices and limited in the other.