Throwback Thursday: Minnesota Vikings All-Time 53-Man Roster

The cutdown to this year’s 53-man roster is next Tuesday. With roster-building on my mind I couldn't help but try and put together a roster of some of the best players in Minnesota Vikings franchise history. Here's that roster.

Minnesota Vikings All-Time 53-Man Roster

Quarterbacks
Fran Tarkenton
Daunte Culpepper
Tommy Kramer

Halfbacks
Adrian Peterson
Chuck Foreman
Robert Smith

Fullback
Bill Brown

Receivers
Cris Carter
Randy Moss

Justin Jefferson
Ahmad Rashad
Anthony Carter
Adam Thielen

Tight Ends
Steve Jordan
Kyle Rudolph
Jim Kleinsasser

Tackles
Ron Yary
Gary Zimmerman
Grady Alderman
Tim Irwin

Guards
Randall McDaniel
Steve Hutchinson
Ed White

Centers
Mick Tingelhoff
Matt Birk

Defensive Ends
Carl Eller
Chris Doleman
Jim Marshall
Jared Allen

Defensive Tackles
Alan Page
John Randle
Keith Millard
Kevin Williams

Linebackers
Matt Blair
Scott Studwell
Chad Greenway
Anthony Barr
Eric Kendricks
Wally Hilgenberg

Cornerbacks
Antoine Winfield
Xavier Rhodes
Carl Lee
Bobby Bryant
Nate Wright

Safeties
Paul Krause
Joey Browner
Harrison Smith
Robert Griffith

Kicker
Ryan Longwell

Punter
Chris Kluwe

Long Snapper
Cullen Loeffler

Kick Returner
Cordarrelle Pattereson

Punt Returner
Marcus Sherels