The Minnesota Vikings roster is one of the youngest in the NFL. I saw this ranking a couple weeks ago. Rosters change daily so it was probably outdated as soon as it was posted. It still shows the point of it. The Vikings roster is one of the youngest in the league.
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Team |
Average Age |
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1. Los Angeles Rams |
24.62 |
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2. Minnesota Vikings |
24.74 |
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2. Carolina Panthers |
24.74 |
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4. Jacksonville Jaguars |
24.80 |
|
5. New York Jets |
24.82 |
|
6. Los Angeles Chargers |
24.85 |
|
7. Denver Broncos |
24.93 |
|
8. Atlanta Falcons |
24.98 |
|
8. Cleveland Browns |
24.98 |
|
8. Indianapolis Colts |
24.98 |
Considering the frequency with which they trade draft picks for veteran players, it’s a surprise to see the Rams as the youngest team in the league. This isn’t about the Rams. It’s about the Vikings. Here’s the Minnesota Vikings 90-man roster broken down by age.
36
Britton Colquitt
33
Andrew DePaola
32
Harrison Smith
Kirk Cousins
30
Adam Thielen
Patrick Peterson
Dakota Dozier
Zach Van Rosenberg
29
Eric Kendricks
Anthony Barr
Rashod Hill
Bashaud Breeland
28
Michael Pierce
Tye Smith
27
C.J. Ham
Dalvin Tomlinson
Stephen Weatherly
Mackensie Alexander
Ameer Abdullah
Chad Beebe
Nick Vigil
26
Danielle Hunter
Greg Joseph
Parry Nickerson
25
Dalvin Cook
Brian O’Neill
Garrett Bradbury
Tyler Conklin
Xavier Woods
Jalyn Holmes
Hercules Mata’afa
Mason Cole
Jake Browning
Zack Bailey
Jordan Brailford
Ryan Connelly
24
Kris Boyd
Jake Bargas
Blake Brandel
Dan Chisena
Brandon Dillon
Troy Dye
Jeff Gladney
Olabisi Johnson
Luther Kirk
Evin Ksiezarczyk
Blake Lynch
K.J. Osborn
Cameron Smith
Chazz Surratt
Oli Udoh
Armon Watts
Shane Zylstra
Tuf Borland
23
Ezra Cleveland
D.J. Wonnum
Cohl Cabral
Amari Henderson
Kyle Hinton
Zeandae Johnson
Dylan Mabin
Josh Metellus
Kene Nwangwu
Whop Philyor
A.J. Rose Jr.
Dru Samia
Nate Stanley
Kenny Willekes
Christian Elliss
22
Justin Jefferson
Irv Smith Jr.
Cameron Dantzler
Christian Darrisaw
Alexander Mattison
Zach Davidson
Wyatt Davis
Camryn Bynum
Myles Dorn
Harrison Hand
Patrick Jones II
James Lynch
Myron Mitchell
Riley Patterson
Blake Proehl
Janarius Robinson
Turner Bernard
Jordon Scott
21
Kellen Mond
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
Jaylen Twyman
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This is going to be Danielle Hunter’s seventh season in the league. He’s only 26. Incredible. His 27th birthday is October 29. Irv Smith Jr. is entering his third year in the league. He’s 22. 23 on August 9. He’s younger than several of the rookies.
At the other end of the age spectrum is punt Zach Von Rosenberg. He’s a rookie. He’s also 30. He dabbled with a professional baseball career before he decided to pursue a real sport at LSU.
I sure hope that the Vikings plan for the offensive line is a success. Considering the draft picks used to acquire them the starting five is expected to look like this as soon as the early weeks of training camp.
RT Brian O’Neill (2nd round 2018)
RG Wyatt Davis (3rd round 2021)
C Garrett Bradbury (1st round 2019)
LG Ezra Cleveland (2nd round 2020)
LT Christian Darrisaw (1st round 2021)
The Vikings have never put together an offensive line made up entirely of homegrown, early-round draft picks. Brian O’Neill is the only one of the five that’s established himself as an effective player. He has room for improvement, hopefully much better line talent around him will help, but he’s become a very good football player. He’s earned the second contract that he’s likely to receive in the coming weeks. If this plan works, the above offensive line could front the offense for the next 7-10 years. O’Neill and Garrett Bradbury are the old guys at 25. Ezra Cleveland is 23. Rookies Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis are the babies at 22.
Speaking of the 22-year olds, the future success of the Vikings could depend on the development of these kids. Justin Jefferson, Irv Smith Jr., Cameron Dantzler, Chrisitan Darrisaw, Wyatt Davis, Alexander Mattison, Harrison Hand, Camryn Bynum, Patrick Jones II, Janarius Robinson. Some of the best young players on the team are only 22-years old.
I couldn’t find the age of undrafted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss. I went with 23 simply because he followed two years behind his 25-year old brother, New Orleans Saints linebacker Kaden Elliss, at Idaho.
I can’t believe that Harrison Smith is 32. He’s a young 32.
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