Minnesota Vikings 53-Man Roster

The Minnesota Vikings reduced their roster to 53 players on Tuesday. An NFL roster is a very fluid thing. There’s been a few changes since the roster was initially set on Tuesday. After releasing punter Britton Colquitt and signing former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Jordan Berry yesterday, it feels like Vikings 53-man roster is settled enough for an initial posting. 

Some roster curiosities:

-23:27 Offense:Defense split. I can’t recall ever seeing such roster disparity. 

-7 linebackers. I doubt that number lasts long. 

-2 running backs. I’m guessing that Ameer Abdullah will be promoted on game day. 

-Half of the tight ends have been added since Tuesday. 

- Quarterback Sean Mannion on practice squad. 

COVID expanded the practice squad and loosened some of it’s restrictions. That’s resulted in a more experienced practice squad than we’ve ever seen. It’s a little odd to see veterans like Ameer Abdullah, Dakota Dozier, and Sean Mannion on it. Of the 16 players on the practice squad, 14 went through training camp with the Vikings. Only quarterback Sean Mannion and receiver Trishton Jackson are new to the team. And Mannion isn’t really new. He backed up Kirk Cousins the past two seasons. Rumor has it that he was a terrific resource in the quarterback room, at practices, and on the game day sideline. It sounds like he was an extra coach to the rest of the quarterbacks, and Cousins in particular. That’s great. I’m all for anything that helps the team. Maybe he can get QB1 vaccinated. No one else has been able to do it. Neither has real science, common sense, an overall concern for society, and a desire to end this damn pandemic. I still hope that it’s Kellen Mond that takes the field if something takes Cousins off the field. 

Minnesota Vikings Roster

Offense (23 Players)

Quarterbacks (2)

  8 Kirk Cousins

11 Kellen Mond

Running Backs (2)

33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison

Fullbacks (1)

30 C.J. Ham

Receivers (5)
19 Adam Thielen
18 Justin Jefferson

12 DeDe Westbrook

17 KJ Osborn

15 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 

Tight Ends (4)
83 Tyler Conklin

89 Chris Herndon

86 Brandon Dillon

82 Ben Ellefson

Offensive Tackles (4)
75 Brian O'Neill

71 Christian Darrisaw
69 Rashod Hill

64 Blake Brandel

Guards (3)

72 Ezra Cleveland

74 Oli Udoh

51 Wyatt Davis

Centers (2)

56 Garrett Bradbury

52 Mason Cole

Defense (27 Players)

Defensive Ends (5)
99 Danielle Hunter

98 D.J. Wonnum

97 Everson Griffen

91 Stephen Weatherly

93 Patrick Jones II

Defensive Tackles (5)

94 Dalvin Tomlinson

58 Michael Pierce

90 Sheldon Richardson

96 Armon Watts
92 James Lynch

Linebackers (7)
55 Anthony Barr

54 Eric Kendricks
59 Nick Vigil

45 Troy Dye

41 Chazz Surratt

57 Ryan Connelly

48 Blake Lynch 

Cornerbacks (6)

  7 Patrick Peterson

24 Mackensie Alexander

21 Bashaud Breeland

27 Cameron Dantzler

29 Kris Boyd

20 Harrison Hand

Safeties (4)

22 Harrison Smith
23 Xavier Woods

43 Camryn Bynum

44 Josh Metellus

Special Teams (3 Players)

Kicker

  1 Greg Joseph

Punter
 3 Jordan Berry

Long Snapper
42 Andrew DePaola

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Practice Squad

31 Ameer Abdullah, RB

65 Zack Bailey, OL

34 Jake Bargas, FB

47 Tuf Borland, LB

40 Zach Davidson, TE

46 Myles Dorn, S

78 Dakota Dozier, OG

68 Kyle Hinton, OG

  9 Trishton Jackson, WR

14 Sean Mannion, QB

87 Myron Mitchell, WR

39 Parry Nickerson, CB

16 Whop Philyor, WR

36 A.J Rose Jr., RB

  5 Tye Smith, CB

79 Kenny Willekes, DE

Reserve/Injured

81 Olabisi Johnson

95 Janarius Robinson

13 Blake Proehl

26 Kene Nwangwu

85 Dan Chisena

84 Irv Smith Jr.

66 Jordon Scott

Reserve/Non-Football Injury

76 Jaylen Twyman

Reserve/Retired

32 Cameron Smith