Minnesota Vikings Roster

Injuries have forced the Minnesota Vikings to tweak the roster the past two weeks. The most serious of the injuries was the one safety Lewis Cine suffered in London. The ugly leg fracture ended his season. The Vikings signed nose tackle Khyiris Tonga off the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons to take Cine’s place on the roster. Compared to Cine’s injury, other injuries are more nuisance than serious. Running back Ty Chandler broke his thumb on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. He’ll miss a few weeks and was placed on injured reserve. That move means that he’ll miss at least four weeks. The Vikings signed safety Theo Jackson off the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans to take Chandler’s place on the roster. The addition of Jackson helps the safety depth that took quite a hit with the loss of Cine. 

I like that the Vikings are looking at the practice squads of other teams for these depth additions. These players have been working out, practicing, competing, maybe even playing in actual games since the spring. That isn’t always the case with street free agents. 

Here’s a look at the Vikings by position after the recent roster tweaks. 

Minnesota Vikings Depth Chart

Offense (23)

Quarterback (2)

Kirk Cousins

Nick Mullens

Running Back (3)

Dalvin Cook

Alexander Mattison

Kene Nwangwu

Fullback (1)

C.J. Ham

Wide Receiver (5)

Justin Jefferson

K.J. Osborn

Adam Thielen

Jalen Reagor

Jalen Nailor

Tight End (2)

Irv Smith Jr.

Johnny Mundt

Tackle (5)

Christian Darrisaw

Brian O’Neill

Blake Brandel

Oli Udoh

Vederian Lowe

Guard (3)

Ezra Cleveland

Ed Ingram

Chris Reed

Center (2)

Garrett Bradbury

Austin Schlottman

Defense (27)

Defensive Line (7)

Harrison Phillips

Dalvin Tomlinson

Jonathan Bullard

Ross Blacklock

James Lynch

Esezi Otomewo 

Khyiris Tonga

Outside Linebacker (5)

Danielle Hunter

Za’Darius Smith

D.J. Wonnum

Patrick Jones II

Luiji Vilain

Inside Linebacker (4)

Eric Kendricks

Jordan Hicks

Brian Asamoah II

Troy Dye

Cornerback (6)

Patrick Peterson

Cameron Dantzler Sr.

Chandon Sullivan

Andrew Booth Jr.

Akayleb Evans

Kris Boyd

Safety (5)

Harrison Smith

Camryn Bynum

Josh Metellus

Myles Dorn

Theo Jackson

Special Teams (3)

Kicker

Greg Joseph

Punter

Ryan Wright

Long Snapper

Nick DePaola

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It’s surprising to 23:27 offense:defense split on the Vikings roster. Defensive-minded Mike Zimmer never had a split like that in his eight years as head coach.