A couple unfortunate things have been a staple of the Minnesota Vikings 2023 season. Injuries and turnovers. Without even one of those unfortunate things, the Vikings record would be a whole lot better than current 7-7. Well, the Vikings got a little bit more healthy this week. Linebacker Jordan Hicks is back. He returned from injured reserve during the week, practiced, and was moved to the active roster yesterday. To make room for Hicks, linebacker Nick Vigil was released. It’s probably a safe bet that Vigil is signed to the practice squad next week.
Welcome back Jordan Hicks.
Due to a somewhat idiotic scheduling quirk, the Vikings play the division-leading Detroit Lions twice over the final three weeks of the season. If the Vikings sweep the three games, they win the NFC North. If they stumble even once, the playoffs might drift away. That’s the situation when a team loses as many game as they win. Getting Hicks back is huge. Losing cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. for this game hurts. To deal with the loss of Murphy, Jaylin Williams was promoted from the practice squad for the game. Receiver Lucky Jackson was also promoted. That move was made to supplement a receiver group that will be missing Jalen Nailor. The moves give the Vikings a bloated 57-man roster for gameday.
In advance of today’s big game against the Lions, here’s a look at the Vikings current roster.
Minnesota Vikings 57-Man Roster
Offense (29)
Quarterback (3)
12 Nick Mullens
16 Jaren Hall
15 Joshua Dobbs
Running Back (4)
32 Ty Chandler
2 Alexander Mattison
26 Kene Nwangwu
37 Myles Gaskin
Fullback (1)
30 C.J. Ham
Wide Receiver (7)
18 Justin Jefferson
17 K.J. Osborn
3 Jordan Addison
19 Brandon Powell
9 Trishton Jackson
81 Lucky Jackson
83 Jalen Nailor
Tight End (4)
87 T. J. Hockenson
84 Josh Oliver
86 Johnny Mundt
34 Nick Muse
Offensive Linemen (10)
71 Christian Darrisaw
66 Dalton Risner
56 Garrett Bradbury
67 Ed Ingram
75 Brian O’Neill
76 David Quessenberry
64 Blake Brandel
62 Chris Reed
65 Austin Schlottman
78 Hakeem Adeniji
Defense (25)
Defensive Line (5)
95 Khyiris Tonga
97 Harrison Phillips
93 Jonathan Bullard
78 Jaquelin Roy
52 Sheldon Day
Outside Linebacker (4)
99 Danielle Hunter
91 Patrick Jones
98 D.J.Wonnum
55 Andre Carter II
Inside Linebacker (4)
58 Jordan Hicks
40 Ivan Pace Jr.
33 Brian Asamoah
45 Troy Dye
Cornerback (6)
7 Byron Murphy Jr.
21 Akayleb Evans
11 Mekhi Blackmon
23 Andrew Booth Jr.
36 Najee Thompson
38 Jaylin Williams
Safety (6)
22 Harrison Smith
24 Camryn Bynum
44 Josh Metellus
25 Theo Jackson
20 Jay Ward
6 Lewis Cine
Special Teams (3)
Kicker (1)
1 Greg Joseph
Punter (1)
14 Ryan Wright
Long Snapper (1)
42 Andrew DePaola
Practice Squad (13)
73 Junior Aho, DL
54 Anthony Barr, LB
41 Austin Bryant, OLB
68 Henry Byrd, OL
63 Coy Cronk, OL
82 Troy Fumagalli, TE
13 N’Keal Harry, WR
27 DeWayne McBride, RB
79 Tyrese Robinson, OL
48 Quincy Roche, OLB
50 T.J. Smith, DL
89 Thayer Thomas, WR
29 Joejuan Williams. CB
Injured Reserve (Still Too Many)
8 Kirk Cousins, QB
0 Marcus Davenport, OLB
31 Cam Akers, RB
94 Dean Lowry
81 Malik Knowles, WR
47 William Kwenkeu, LB
92 James Lynch, DL
74 Oli Udoh, OT
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