MINNESOTA VIKINGS
| QUARTERBACKS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 15 | QB | Joshua Dobbs | 6-3 | 216 | Tennessee |
| 16 | QB | Jaren Hall | 6-0 | 207 | Brigham Young |
| 12 | QB | Nick Mullens | 6-1 | 210 | Southern Mississippi |
| RUNNING BACKS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 32 | RB | Ty Chandler | 5-11 | 204 | North Carolina |
| 30 | FB | C.J. Ham | 5-11 | 250 | Augustana, S.D. |
| 2 | RB | Alexander Mattison | 5-11 | 215 | Boise State |
| 26 | RB | Kene Nwangwu | 6-1 | 210 | Iowa State |
| RECEIVERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 3 | WR | Jordan Addison | 6-0 | 175 | Southern Cal |
| 81 | WR | Lucky Jackson | 6-1 | 191 | Western Kentucky |
| 18 | WR | Justin Jefferson | 6-1 | 195 | Louisiana State |
| 86 | TE | Johnny Mundt | 6-4 | 233 | Oregon |
| 34 | TE | Nick Muse | 6-5 | 252 | South Carolina |
| 84 | TE | Josh Oliver | 6-5 | 259 | San Jose State |
| 17 | RS | K.J. Osborn | 5-11 | 203 | Miami |
| 19 | WR | Brandon Powell | 5-8 | 181 | Florida |
| OFFENSIVE LINEMEN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 78 | OT | Hakeem Adeniji | 6-4 | 315 | Kansas |
| 56 | C | Garrett Bradbury | 6-3 | 300 | North Carolina State |
| 64 | OT | Blake Brandel | 6-7 | 315 | Oregon State |
| 71 | OT | Christian Darrisaw | 6-5 | 315 | Virginia Tech |
| 67 | OG | Ed Ingram | 6-3 | 307 | Louisiana State |
| 75 | OT | Brian O'Neill | 6-7 | 310 | Pittsburgh |
| 76 | OT | David Quessenberry | 6-5 | 310 | San Jose State |
| 62 | OG | Chris Reed | 6-3 | 314 | Minnesota State-Mankato |
| 66 | OG | Dalton Risner | 6-5 | 312 | Kansas State |
| 65 | OG | Austin Schlottmann | 6-6 | 300 | Texas Christian |
| LINEBACKERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 33 | I | Brian Asamoah II | 6-0 | 226 | Oklahoma |
| 54 | OLB | Anthony Barr | 6-5 | 257 | UCLA |
| 57 | OLB | Andre Carter II | 6-6 | 256 | Army |
| 58 | I | Jordan Hicks | 6-1 | 236 | Texas |
| 99 | OLB | Danielle Hunter | 6-5 | 263 | Louisiana State |
| 91 | OLB | Patrick Jones II | 6-4 | 264 | Pittsburgh |
| 40 | I | Ivan Pace Jr. | 5-10 | 231 | Cincinnati |
| 59 | OLB | Nick Vigil | 6-2 | 230 | Utah State |
| DEFENSIVE BACKS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 11 | CB | Mekhi Blackmon | 5-11 | 178 | Southern Cal |
| 23 | CB | Andrew Booth Jr. | 6-0 | 194 | Clemson |
| 24 | CB | Camryn Bynum | 6-0 | 200 | California |
| 6 | S | Lewis Cine | 6-2 | 199 | Georgia |
| 21 | CB | Akayleb Evans | 6-2 | 198 | Missouri |
| 25 | S | Theo Jackson | 6-1 | 198 | Tennessee |
| 44 | S | Josh Metellus | 5-11 | 207 | Michigan |
| 7 | CB | Byron Murphy Jr. | 5-11 | 190 | Washington |
| 22 | S | Harrison Smith | 6-2 | 211 | Notre Dame |
| 11 | CB | NaJee Thompson | 5-11 | 205 | Georgia Southern |
| 20 | S | Jay Ward | 6-1 | 188 | Louisiana State |
| DEFENSIVE LINEMEN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 93 | DE | Jonathan Bullard | 6-3 | 290 | Florida |
| 52 | DT | Sheldon Day | 6-1 | 294 | Notre Dame |
| 97 | DT | Harrison Phillips | 6-3 | 307 | Stanford |
| 78 | DT | Jaquelin Roy | 6-3 | 305 | Louisiana State |
| 50 | DT | T.J. Smith Jr. | 6-3 | 300 | Arkansas |
| 95 | DT | Khyiris Tonga | 6-4 | 338 | Brigham Young |
| SPECIALISTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 42 | LS | Andrew DePaola | 6-1 | 229 | Rutgers |
| 1 | K | Greg Joseph | 6-0 | 206 | Florida Atlantic |
| 14 | P | Ryan Wright | 6-3 | 245 | Tulane |
| RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 81 | WR | Malik Knowles | 6-2 | 196 | Kansas State |
| RESERVE/INJURED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | College |
| 31 | RB | Cam Akers | 5-10 | 217 | Florida State |
| 8 | QB | Kirk Cousins | 6-3 | 205 | Michigan State |
| 0 | OLB | Marcus Davenport | 6-6 | 265 | Texas-San Antonio |
| 45 | ILB | Troy Dye | 6-3 | 225 | Oregon |
| 87 | TE | T.J. Hockenson | 6-5 | 248 | Iowa |
| 47 | ILB | William Kwenkeu | 6-1 | 235 | Temple |
| 94 | DE | Dean Lowry | 6-6 | 296 | Northwestern |
| 92 | DT | James Lynch | 6-4 | 295 | Baylor |
| 83 | WR | Jalen Nailor | 6-0 | 190 | Michigan State |
| 74 | T | Olisaemeka Udoh | 6-6 | 320 | Elon |
| 98 | OLB | D.J. Wonnum | 6-5 | 258 | South Carolina |
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