Offense
Quarterback
8 Kirk Cousins
3 Trevor Siemian
1 Kyle Sloter
Halfback
33 Dalvin Cook
25 Latavius Murray
32 Roc Thomas
44 Mike Boone
Fullback
30 C.J. Ham
Wide Receiver
14 Stefon Diggs
19 Adam Thielen
11 Laquon Treadwell
13 Stacy Coley
15 Brandon Zylstra
82 Kyle Rudolph
89 David Morgan
83 Tyler Conklin
Offensive Line
71 Riley Reiff
79 Tom Compton
65 Pat Elflein
74 Mike Remmers
69 Rashod Hill
61 Brett Jones
75 Brian O'Neill
76 Aviante Collins
63 Danny Isidora
Defense
Defensive Line
97 Everson Griffen
93 Sheldon Richardson
98 Linval Joseph
99 Danielle Hunter
91 Stephen Weatherly
90 Tashawn Bower
94 Jaleel Johnson
92 Jalyn Holmes
95 David Parry
Linebacker
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
42 Ben Gedeon
50 Eric Wilson
57 Devante Downs
Cornerback
29 Xavier Rhodes
26 Trae Waynes
20 Mackensie Alexander
21 Mike Hughes
35 Marcus Sherels
24 Holton Hill
Safety
22 Harrison Smith
34 Andrew Sendejo
23 George Iloka
41 Anthony Harris
27 Jayron Kearse
Kicker
7 Daniel Carlson
Punter
Matt Wile
Long snapper
47 Kevin McDermott
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40 Kentrell Brothers, LB
Injured Reserve
62 Nick Easton, G
61 Ade Aruna, DE
51 Hercules Mata'afa, DL
48 Johnny Stanton, FB
87 Josiah Price, TE
68 Cedrick Lang, OT
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A few roster nuggets:
Offense: 25
Defense: 25
Special Teams: 3
Offense: 25
Defense: 25
Special Teams: 3
Nine rookies made the roster. 6 of the 8 players that the Vikings selected in 2018 NFL Draft :
Mike Hughes, CB
Brian O'Neill, OT
Jalyn Holmes, DT
Tyler Conklin, TE
Daniel Carlson, K
Devante Downs, LB
Seventh round defensive end Ade Aruna tore an ACL in a preseason game and is on injured reserve. Sixth round guard Colby Gossett was signed to the practice squad.
Three undrafted rookies made the roster:
Mike Boone, RB
Roc Thomas, RB
Holton Hill, CB
Receiver Brandon Zylstra is an NFL rookie but he played two years in the CFL prior to the Vikings signing him in the offseason.
So the Vikings head into the 2018 season with 10 NFL rookies.
Some roster surprises:
The biggest surprise was seeing defensive end Brian Robison among the list of released players. I miss him already. His leadership and all-time personality can not be replaced.
It was assumed by many the Robison was released to make room for fast improving defensive lineman Ifeadi Odenigbo. Instead, nose tackle Dave Parry was kept. That was probably a wise move as the really had no other true nose tackle to back up Linval Joseph.
Keeping four running backs. Five if you count fullback C.J. Ham.
Keeping Devante Downs over Antwoine Williams or Reshard Cliett surprised a lot of people. It shouldn't surprise anyone that watched him play at Cal.
Keeping 11 defensive backs might be a surprise but seeing George Iloka released by the Cincinnati Bengals was a bigger surprise. That could be a huge addition and it's great that it didn't result in the loss of, say, Jayron Kearse.
The Vikings made one roster tweak post-cut down. They got themselves a new punter. Matt Wile is that new punter. He was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers. 2017 punter Ryan Quigley was released. Seeing as Quigley's punting was wildly inconsistent my biggest concern with the switch is the disruption of the kicking battery. Quigley was the holder on place kicks for a rookie kicker in Daniel Carlson. Hopefully the transition is a smooth one.
And that brings us to the Vikings practice squad. As soon as Saturday's released players clear waivers teams start the process of putting together their 10-member practice squad. It's usually made up mostly of players that were with the team all offseason and summer but didn't fit on the roster. At least that was the case for the nine of the 10 players that the Vikings signed to their practice squad.
Colby Gossett, G
Chad Beebe, WR
Jeff Badet, WR
Reshard Cliett, LB
Curtis Cothran, DT
Storm Norton, OT
Garrett Dooley, LB
Cornelius Edison, C
Jack Tocho, S
Cole Hkutini, TE
Cole Hikutini is the only member of the practice squad that wasn't with the Vikings in training camp. He was released by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.
Cole Hkutini, TE
Cole Hikutini is the only member of the practice squad that wasn't with the Vikings in training camp. He was released by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.
Losing second-year defensive end and Vikings practice squad hopeful, Ifeadi Odenigbo to the Cleveland Browns was painful.
Now it's time for the 2018 edition of the Minnesota Vikings to get ready for the season.
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