Minnesota Vikings Roster: How Did They Get Here?

I might be spending too much time pondering the 53-man roster of the Minnesota Vikings. Here’s a look at how the 53 players were brought to Minnesota. 

Draft: First Round

Harrison Smith (2012)

Garrett Bradbury (2109)

Justin Jefferson (2020)

Christian Darrisaw (2021)

Lewis Cine (2022)

Draft: Second Round

Eric Kendricks (2015)

Dalvin Cook (2017)

Brian O’Neill (2018)

Irv Smith Jr. (2019)

Ezra Cleveland (2020)

Andrew Booth Jr. (2022)

Ed Ingram (2022)

Draft: Third Round

Danielle Hunter (2015)

Alexander Mattison (2019)

Cameron Dantzler (2020)

Patrick Jones II (2021)

Brian Asamoah (2022)

Draft: Fourth Round

D.J. Wonnum (2020)

James Lynch (2020)

Troy Dye (2020)

Kene Nwangwu (2021)

Camryn Bynum (2021)

Akayleb Evans (2022)

Draft: Fifth Round

K.J. Osborn (2020)

Esezi Otomewo (2022)

Ty Chandler (2022)

Draft: Sixth Round

Oli Udoh (2019)

Josh Metellus (2020)

Blake Brandel (2020)

Vederian Lowe (2022)

Jalen Nailor (2022)

Draft: Seventh Round

Kris Boyd (2019)

Undrafted Free Agent

Adam Thielen (2013)

C.J. Ham (2016)

Luiji Vilain (2022)

Ryan Wright (2022)

Unrestricted Free Agent

Kirk Cousins (2018)

Patrick Peterson (2021)

Dalvin Tomlinson (2021)

Harrison Phillips (2022)

Chandon Sullivan (2022)

Johnny Mundt (2022)

Nate Hairston (2022)

Chris Reed (2022)

Austin Schlottman (2022)

Street Free Agent

Andrew DePaola (2020)

Greg Joseph (2021)

Za’Darius Smith (2022)

Jordan Hicks (2022)

Waivers

Ben Ellefson (2021)

Trade

Nick Mullens (2022)

Ross Blacklock (2022)

Jalen Reagor (2022)