Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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





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