Minnesota Vikings Roster

The Minnesota Vikings have recently made some of the usual roster tweaks that dot an NFL season. The most eye-opening tweak was the return of safety Andrew Sendejo. The Philadelphia Eagles released him this week. The Vikings put in a waiver claim and got him. To make room for Sendejo, the Vikings released rookie safety Marcus Epps. The Eagles quickly grabbed Epps. So, the Vikings and Eagles basically swapped safeties. Rookie linebacker Cameron Smith has done the yo-yo thing between the practice squad and the active roster this season. The most recent back-and-forth came last week. He was released when cornerback Holton Hill was activated following his 8-game suspension. Smith was re-signed to the practice squad this week.

It's expected that the Vikings will activate receiver Josh Doctson from the injured list some time between now and the Sunday night game against the Dallas Cowboys. With Adam Thielen out with a balky hamstring, the Vikings could use an experienced pass catcher. Doctson has been out pretty much since he was signed just before the season with his own hamstring injury. He's healthy now and eligible to return. His 6-3, 206 lb size and familiarity with Kirk Cousins from their days with the Washington Redskins could provide a nice boost to the offense. If Doctson is activated it's likely at the expense of rookie receiver Davion Davis. Unless one of the 31 teams does what the Eagles did with Epps, Davis would likely be re-signed to the practice squad.

The Minnesota Vikings roster in advance of the Week 10 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Offense (25 Players)

Quarterbacks (2)
 8 Kirk Cousins
 4 Sean Mannion

Running Backs (5)
33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison
31 Ameer Abdullah
23 Mike Boone
30 C.J. Ham

Receivers (5)
14 Stefon Diggs
19 Adam Thielen
81 Olabisi Johnson
11 Laquon Treadwell
16 Davion Davis

Tight Ends (3)
82 Kyle Rudolph
84 Irv Smith Jr.
83 Tyler Conklin

Offensive Line (10)
71 Riley Reiff
65 Pat Elflein
56 Garrett Bradbury
64 Josh Kline
75 Brian O'Neill
69 Rashod Hill
78 Dakota Dozier
73 Dru Samia
61 Brett Jones
74 Oli Udoh

Defense (25 Players)

Defensive Line (10)
97 Everson Griffen
93 Shamar Stephen
98 Linval Joseph
99 Danielle Hunter
91 Stephen Weatherly
92 Jalyn Holmes
94 Jaleel Johnson
96 Ifeadi Odenigbo
51 Hercules Mata'afa
96 Armon Watts

Linebackers (5)
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
42 Ben Gedeon
50 Eric Wilson
40 Kentrell Brothers

Cornerbacks (6)
29 Xavier Rhodes
26 Trae Waynes
20 Mackensie Alexander
21 Mike Hughes
24 Holton Hill
38 Kris Boyd

Safeties (4)
22 Harrison Smith
41 Anthony Harris
27 Jayron Kearse
34 Andrew Sendejo

Special Teams (3 Players)

Kicker
 5 Dan Bailey

Punter
 2 Britton Colquitt

Long Snapper
58 Austin Cutting

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Practice Squad (10)
48 Khari Blasingame, FB
  3 Jake Browning, QB
76 Aviante Collins, OT
85 Brandon Dillon, TE
32 Mark Fields, CB
15 Alexander Hollins, WR
74 Stacy Keely, DE
44 Nate Meadors, CB
17 Dillon Mitchell, WR
59 Cameron Smith, LB

Reserved/Injured
12 Chad Beebe, WR
13 Josh Doctson, WR

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
89 David Morgan, TE

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It's nice to no longer have to list a player on the suspended list. It's Holton Hill's time to finally play some football. Stay on the field, Mr. Hill.