Recently Released Viking Signs with Jets
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. returned from a four-week-long injury last weekend, just in time for his team to defeat the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Recently Released Viking Signs with Jets
To make room for Pace Jr., Minnesota waived veteran linebacker Jamin Davis. And it only took a couple of days for Davis to land on his feet. He’ll be a New York Jet in Week 18.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini tweeted Monday, “The Jets also claimed former Vikings LB Jamin Davis, a 2021 first-round pick by Washington. To make room, they waived K Anders Carlson and placed S Chuck Clark on IR.”
Davis has participated in nine games for the Commanders and Vikings this season, tabulating 18 total tackles, including a sack, on 107 defensive snaps. He’ll join this Jets off-ball linebacking corps:
- Quincy Williams
- Jamien Sherwood
- Chazz Surratt
- Sam Eguavoen
- Marcelino McCrary-Bell
- Jamin Davis
- Jackson Sirmon (Practice Squad)
- C.J. Mosley (IR)
- Jimmy Ciarlo (IR)
Here’s Davis’ NFL resume to date:
- Washington Commanders (2021–2024)
- Green Bay Packers (2024)
- Minnesota Vikings (2024)
- New York Jets (2024)
It’s worth noting that the Jets were eliminated from postseason contention weeks ago, so Davis and his teammates will play for pride this weekend against the Miami Dolphins.
The Commanders pulled Davis from Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft — the same night that the Vikings scooped left tackle Christian Darrisaw from Virginia Tech — but the 26-year-old experienced a failure to launch in the nation’s capital, at least by a 1st-Rounder’s standards. He’s played in 54 career games while starting 36 and has banked 287 total tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, and 8 sacks.
Here’s Davis’ Pro Football Focus resume to date:
- 2021: 46.8
- 2022: 62.9
- 2023: 67.6
- 2024: 51.1 (limited snaps)
Davis’ skill set is somewhat similar to Pace Jr.’s — he’s at his best rushing the passer and helping to stuff the run, but his pass coverage is suspect.
And these are the Vikings’ current linebackers with Davis departed and Pace Jr. back:
- Ivan Pace Jr.
- Blake Cashman
- Kamu Grugier-Hill
- Brian Asamoah
- Max Tooley (Practice Squad)
- Calvin Munson (Practice Squad)
Without Davis, the Vikings head to Detroit on Sunday night, taking on the Lions for the NFC North crown, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Davis turned 26 a few weeks ago and will likely hit the free-agent pool in 2.5 months after the Jets pit stop.
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
All statistics provided by Pro Football Reference / Stathead; all contractual information provided by OverTheCap.com.
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