Vikings Depth Chart Ahead of Week 4 vs. Browns
**Update: G Dakota Dozier and CB Parry Nickerson were elevated for Sunday’s game.
The Minnesota Vikings are two-point underdogs versus the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
A win over Cleveland evens the standings for Minnesota as the team is currently pitted in a 1-2 win-loss hole. But the Browns are no slouch.
Also, here is the injury report — no Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Four others are questionable.
#CLEvMIN injury report
OUT: Ihmir Smith-Marsette
QUESTIONABLE: Anthony Barr, Kris Boyd, Dalvin Cook, Michael Pierce
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 1, 2021
And last week just before the Seahawks win, Minnesota deactivated these players: Dalvin Cook (RB), Kellen Mond (QB), Anthony Barr (LB), Harrison Hand (CB), Christian Darrisaw (LT), James Lynch (DT), and Patrick Jones II (DE). Barr, Darrisaw, and Cook could avoid deactivation this week.
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Here’s the depth chart for Week 4:
— Offense —
Quarterback
QB1: Kirk Cousins
QB2: Sean Mannion
QB3: Kellen Mond
Running Back
RB1: Dalvin Cook – QUESTIONABLE
RB2: Alexander Mattison
RB3: Ameer Abdullah
Fullback
FB1: C.J. Ham
Wide Receiver
WR1: Adam Thielen
WR2: Justin Jefferson
WR3: K.J. Osborn
WR4: Dede Westbrook
** Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Keep an eye on practice squad WRs like Myron Mitchell, Trishton Jackson, and Whop Philyor.
Tight End
TE1: Tyler Conklin
TE2: Chris Herndon
TE3: Ben Ellefson
Left Tackle
LT1: Rashod Hill
LT2: Christian Darrisaw
Right Tackle
RT1: Brian O’Neill
Center
C1: Garrett Bradbury
C2: Mason Cole
Left Guard
LG1: Ezra Cleveland
LG2: Dakota Dozier
Right Guard
RG1: Oli Udoh
RG2: Wyatt Davis
— Defense —
Left Defensive End
LDE1: Danielle Hunter
LDE2: Stephen Weatherly
Right Defensive End
RDE1: D.J. Wonnum
RDE2: Everson Griffen
RDE3: Patrick Jones II
Nose Tackle
NT1: Michael Pierce – QUESTIONABLE
NT2: Armon Watts
NT3: James Lynch
3-Tech Defensive Tackle
3DT1: Dalvin Tomlinson
3DT2: Sheldon Richardson
Strongside Linebacker
SLB1: Anthony Barr – QUESTIONABLE
SLB2: Blake Lynch
SLB3: Ryan Connelly
Middle Linebacker
MLB1: Eric Kendricks
MLB2: Troy Dye
Weakside Linebacker
WLB1: Nick Vigil
WLB2: Chazz Surratt
Cornerbacks
CB1: Patrick Peterson
CB2: Bashaud Breeland
CB3: Mackensie Alexander
CB4: Kris Boyd – QUESTIONABLE
CB5: Cameron Dantzler
CB6: Harrison Hand
CB7: Parry Nickerson
Strong Safety
SS1: Harrison Smith
SS2 Josh Metellus
Free Safety
FS1: Xavier Woods
FS2: Camryn Bynum
— Special Teams —
Kicker
K: Greg Joseph
Punter
P: Jordan Berry
Long Snapper
LS: Andrew DePaola
Kick Returner
KR1: K.J. Osborn
** The Vikings official website makes no mention of this, but Ameer Abdullah will likely procure KR duties.
Punt Returner
PR1: Dede Westbrook
PR2: K.J. Osborn
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).
