Minnesota Vikings 90-man Roster

The Minnesota Vikings finally hit the 90-player roster limit earlier this month. The roster was then tweaked last week with a significant addition. Defensive improvement continued to be stressed with the signing of defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. He returns to Minnesota after a two-year stint with the Cleveland Browns. Due to injuries, an opt-out, etc., there were a load of issues with the Vikings defense last year. One of the biggest issues was a void in the middle of the defensive line. Michael Pierce, Dalvin Tomlinson, and now Richardson should fill that void. To make room for Richardson on the roster, rookie punter Zach Van Rosenberg was released. For his initial on-field appearances in Minnesota, it looked like Richardson had squeezed himself into Van Rosenberg’s itty-bitty #9 jersey. It was strange to see a defensive tackle in a #9 jersey. It was hilarious to see a defensive tackle in a #9 jersey that clearly didn’t fit. 

With the signing of Sheldon Richardson, the defense now has a 44:41 roster edge. That should be a little closer to the roster of Mike Zimmer’s dreams. 

Minnesota Vikings Roster

Offense (41 Players)

Quarterbacks (4)
  8 Kirk Cousins

11 Kellon Mond

  3 Jake Browning

14 Nate Stanley

Running Backs (5)

33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison

31 Ameer Abdullah

26 Kene Nwangwu

36 A.J. Rose

Fullbacks (2)

30 C.J. Ham

34 Jake Bargas

Receivers (10)
19 Adam Thielen
18 Justin Jefferson
81 Olabisi Johnson
12 Chad Beebe

15 Ihmir Smith-Marsette

17 K.J. Osborn
85 Dan Chisena

13 Blake Proehl

16 Whop Philyor

87 Myron Mitchell

Tight Ends (5)
84 Irv Smith Jr.
83 Tyler Conklin

40 Zach Robinson

86 Brandon Dillon

82 Shane Zylstra

Offensive Tackles (6)
75 Brian O'Neill

71 Christian Darrisaw
69 Rashod Hill
74 Oli Udoh

64 Blake Brandel

61 Evin Ksiezarczyk 

Guards (7)

72 Ezra Cleveland

51 Wyatt Davis

52 Mason Cole

68 Kyle Hinton

78 Dakota Dozier

73 Dru Samia

65 Zack Bailey 

Centers (2)

56 Garrett Bradbury

63 Cohl Cabral

Defense (44 Players)

Defensive Ends (9)
99 Danielle Hunter

98 D.J. Wonnum

91 Stephen Weatherly

93 Patrick Jones II

95 Janarius Robinson

90 Jalyn Holmes

50 Hercules Mata’afa

79 Kenny Willekes

58 Jordan Brailford

Defensive Tackles (8)

94 Dalvin Tomlinson

97 Michael Pierce

9? Sheldon Richardson
96 Armon Watts
92 James Lynch

76 Jaylen Twyman

62 Zeandae Johnson

66 Jordan Scott

Linebackers (10)
55 Anthony Barr

54 Eric Kendricks
59 Nick Vigil

45 Troy Dye

32 Cameron Smith

41 Chazz Surratt

57 Ryan Connelly

48 Blake Lynch 

47 Tuf Borland

49 Christian Elliss

Cornerbacks (11)

27 Cameron Dantzler
  7 Patrick Peterson

20 Jeff Gladney

24 Mackensie Alexander

21 Bashaud Breeland

29 Kris Boyd

38 Harrison Hand

37 Dylan Mabin

39 Parry Nickerson

  5 Tye Smith

36 Amari Henderson

Safeties (6)

22 Harrison Smith
23 Xavier Woods

43 Camryn Bynum

44 Josh Metellus

46 Myles Dorn

35 Luther Kirk

Special Teams (6 Players)

Kicker

  1 Greg Joseph

  6 Riley Patterson

Punter
 2 Britton Colquitt

Long Snapper
42 Andrew DePaola

60 Turner Bernard