Some Minnesota Vikings Bookkeeping

The 2021 Minnesota Vikings season was one of the most frustrating in memory. The disappointing games are in the books and in the past. They also resulted in Monday’s firings of general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer. Lost in those high profile happenings was some of the usual end-of-season bookkeeping. That includes little things like draft position, next year’s opponents, and the signing of players to reserve/future contracts.

Draft Stuff

The Minnesota Vikings hold the 12th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

1.   Jacksonville Jaguars

2.   Detroit Lions

3.   Houston Texans

4.   New York Jets

5.   New York Giants

6.   Carolina Panthers

7.   New York Giants

8.   Atlanta Falcons

9.   Denver Broncos

10. New York Jets

11. Washington Football Team

12. Minnesota Vikings

13. Cleveland Browns

14. Baltimore Ravens

15. Philadelphia Eagles

16. Philadelphia Eagles

17. Los Angeles Chargers

18. New Orleans Saints

With two picks apiece in the Top 10, the New York clubs will control the top of the draft. 

The Vikings currently hold eight picks in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Round 1 (12)

Round 2

Round 3

Round 5 (from Ravens)

Round 6

Round 6 (from Chiefs)

Round 6 (from Jets)

Round 7 (from Broncos)

-The Vikings fourth round pick was traded to the Jets for tight end Chris Herndon. The Vikings also received a sixth round pick from the Jets in the deal.

-The Vikings received a fifth round pick from the Ravens in a trade for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue.

-The Vikings traded a fifth round pick to the Jaguars for Ngakoue.

-The Vikings received a sixth round pick from the Chiefs in a trade for cornerback Mike Hughes. The Vikings also sent their seventh round pick to the Chiefs as part of the deal. 

-The Vikings received a seventh round pick from the Broncos for defensive end Stephen Weatherly.

Minnesota Vikings 2022 Opponents

Home

Chicago

Detroit

Green Bay

Dallas

New York Giants

Arizona

New England

New York Jets

Indianapolis

Away

Chicago 

Detroit

Green Bay

Philadelphia

Washington

New Orleans

Buffalo

Miami

Reserve/Future Contracts

The Vikings signed the following players to reserve/future contracts.

Tuf Borland, LB

Myles Dorn, S

Kyle Hinton, OG

Trishton Jackson, WR

Myron Mitchell, WR

Parry Nickerson, CB

Timon Parris, OT

A.J. Rose Jr., RB

T.J. Smith, DT

Finally, I found this strange, little nugget of trivia from Vikings.com’s Eric Smith on Twitter.

The Vikings have played the Ravens seven times in franchise history. 

In the three years that they defeated the Ravens (‘98, ‘09 & ‘17), the Vikings went to the NFC title game.

In the four years that they lost to the Ravens (‘01, ‘05, ‘13 & ‘21), the Vikings fired their head coach. 

Very strange.

Now, it’s back to the general manager and head coach watch.