Minnesota Vikings Post- Post-Draft Roster

Since the 2023 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings had their rookie minicamp. The six players selected in the draft and the 15 players signed after the draft took  the field last weekend for the first times as professionals. Also, 19 professional hopefuls tried out for roster spots. The Vikings signed two of those hopefuls. Both have Minnesota roots. Offensive tackle Sam Schlueter played left and right tackle at the University of Minnesota. Zach Ojile played fullback and tight end at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Both are now Vikings. The roster was further tweaked with the long-anticipated trade of outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith. The Vikings traded Smith and 2025 sixth- and seventh- round picks to the Cleveland Browns for a 2024 and 2025 fifth-round picks. This was an odd deal as it was a trade made in 2023 for late-round picks in 2025. Anyway, the Browns got a pass rusher and the Vikings got salary cap space that they desperately needed. An NFL roster is never complete. It’s a very fluid thing. Here’s a post- post-draft, pre-training camp roster of the Minnesota Vikings. 

Minnesota Vikings Roster

Offense

Quarterback (3)

  8 Kirk Cousins

12 Nick Mullens

16 Jaren Hall

Running Back (5)

  4 Dalvin Cook

  2 Alexander Mattison 

26 Kene Nwangwu

32 Ty Chandler

37 DeWayne McBride

Fullback (2)

30 C.J. Ham

41 Zach Ojile

Wide Receiver (11)

18 Justin Jefferson

17 K.J. Osborn

  3 Jordan Addison

  5 Jalen Reager

83 Jalen Nailor

19 Brandon Powell

  9 Trishton Jackson

13 Blake Proehl

89 Thayer Thomas

81 Malik Knowles

85 Cephus Johnson II

Tight End (6)

87 T. J Hockenson

84 Josh Oliver

86 Johnny Mundt

82 Ben Ellefson

34 Nick Muse

49 Ben Sims

Offensive Linemen (14)

71 Christian Darrisaw

72 Ezra Cleveland

56 Garrett Bradbury 

67 Ed Ingram

75 Brian O’Neill

64 Blake Brandel

65 Austin Schlottman

62 Chris Reed

74 Oli Udoh

79 Vederian Lowe

60 Josh Sokol

66 Alan Ali

63 Jacky Chen

61 Steve Shlutter

Defense

Defensive Line (11)

94 Dean Lowry

97 Harrison Phillips

92 James Lynch

95 Khyiris Tonga

93 Jonathan Bullard

96 Ross Blacklock

90 Esezi Otomewo

50 T. J. Smith

52 Sheldon Day

78 Jaquelin Roy

69 Calvin Avery

Outside Linebacker (10)

99 Danielle Hunter

  0 Marcus Davenport

98 D.J.Wonnum

91 Patrick Jones

43 Luiji Vilain

48 Kenny Willekes

51 Benton Whitley

54 Curtis Weaver

57 Andre Carter  II

     Junio Aho

Inside Linebacker (8)

33 Brian Asamoah

58 Jordan Hicks

45 Troy Dye

59 Troy Reeder

47 William Kwenkeu

40 Ivan Pace Jr. 

41 Wilson Huber

39 Abraham Beauplan

Cornerback (10)

  7 Byron Murphy Jr.

21 Akayleb Evans

23 Andrew Booth Jr.

11 Mekhi Blackmon

29 Joejuan Williams

31 Tay Gowan

27 Kalon Barnes

38 Jaylin Williams

36 NaJee Thompson

35 C. J. Coldon 

Safety (6)

22 Harrison Smith

  6 Lewis Cine

24 Camryn Bynum

44 Josh Metellus

20 Jay Ward

25 Theo Jackson

Special Teams

Kicker (2)

  1 Greg Joseph

46 Jack Podlesny

Punter (1)

14 Ryan Wright

Long Snapper (1)

42 Andrew DePaola