Minnesota Vikings 80-man Roster

The Minnesota Vikings had a fairly busy day yesterday.

-acquired defensive tackle P.J. Hall from the Las Vegas Raiders for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick.
-activated LB Anthony Barr and DE Ifeadi Odenigbo from Reserve/COVID-19 list
-removed WR Quartney Davis from the Active/Non-football Injury list after passing his physical
-placed LB Ben Gedeon on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list
-waived WR Davion Davis and CB Kemon Hall

Those moves adjusted the Vikings roster to 80 players. 79 of the players are truly active and Ben Gedeon is Active/Physically Unable to Perform. Is it just me that finds the term "physically unable to perform" a little unkind? Michael Pierce is on the Reserve/Opt-Out list. He won't be on the active roster for the entirety of the 2020 NFL season. Five players are on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Depending on their condition and stage in the return process they could return to the roster at any time over the next week.

The Vikings active roster is at 80 players but it doesn't have to be at 80 players. Under the new COVID-inspired CBA, teams can have 90 players on the active roster until August 16. Seeing as teams can only have 80 players in the building at one time, teams with more than 80 players would have to hold split-squad workouts. I mention this roster-size nugget simply because I hadn't been sure whether the Vikings were going the 80-man roster route. The waiving of Davion Davis and Kemon Hall is pretty solid evidence that they are. That would mean that more players will be waived as the players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list come off of it. Hopefully, no other players are placed on that list as the team moves through this odd training camp and season.

After a fairly busy, roster-juggling start to the week the Minnesota Vikings roster looks like this.

Offense (42 Players)

Quarterbacks (4)
 8 Kirk Cousins
 4 Sean Mannion
 3 Jake Browning
 7 Nate Stanley

Running Backs (5)
33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison
23 Mike Boone
31 Ameer Abdullah
35 Tony Brooks-James

Fullbacks (2)
30 C.J. Ham
40 Jake Bargas

Receivers (10)
19 Adam Thielen
81 Olabisi Johnson
11 Tajaé Sharpe
17 K.J. Osborn
12 Chad Beebe
15 Alexander Hollins
13 Dillon Mitchell
14 Quartney Davis
85 Dan Chisena
89 Bralon Addison

Tight Ends (5)
82 Kyle Rudolph
84 Irv Smith Jr.
83 Tyler Conklin
86 Brandon Dillon
89 Nakia Griffin-Stewart

Offensive Tackles (7)
71 Riley Reiff
75 Brian O'Neill
72 Ezra Cleveland
69 Rashod Hill
76 Aviante Collins
74 Oli Udoh
62 Blake Brandel

Guards (6)
65 Pat Elflein
73 Dru Samia
78 Dakota Dozier
68 Kyle Hinton
67 Brady Aiello
60 Tyler Higby

Centers (3)
56 Garrett Bradbury
61 Brett Jones
63 Jake Lacina

Defense (37 Players)

Defensive Ends (7)
99 Danielle Hunter
96 Ifeadi Odenigbo
57 D.J. Wonnum
79 Kenny Willekes
92 Anthony Zettel
90 Stacy Keely
52 Eddie Yarbrough

Defensive Tackles (8)
93 Shamar Stephen
96 Armon Watts
94 Jaleel Johnson
     P.J. Hall
92 Jalyn Holmes
51 Hercules Mata'afa
66 James Lynch
60 David Moa

Linebackers (7)
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
50 Eric Wilson
45 Troy Dye
47 DeMarquis Gates
48 Blake Lynch
49 Jordan Fehr

Cornerbacks (10)
21 Mike Hughes
20 Jeff Gladney
24 Holton Hill
27 Cameron Dantzler
38 Harrison Hand
29 Kris Boyd
34 Nevelle Clarke
26 Nate Meadors
32 Mark Fields
36 Marcus Sayles

Safeties (5)
22 Harrison Smith
41 Anthony Harris
44 Josh Metellus
46 Myles Dorn

Special Teams (3 Players)

Kicker
 5 Dan Bailey

Punter
 2 Britton Colquitt

Long Snapper
58 Austin Cutting

Active/Physically Unable To Perform
42 Ben Gedeon, LB

Reserve/COVID-19
18 Justin Jefferson, WR
39 Brian Cole II, S
60 Tyler Higby, OG
59 Cameron Smith, LB
74 Oli Udoh, OT

Reserve/Opt-Out
98 Michael Pierce, DT