The Updated Vikings Depth Chart — vs. Lions

Dustin Baker |

Oct 17, 2024

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The Minnesota Vikings are 5-0 out of the gate, pounding the New York Giants by 22 points in Week 1, shocking the Super Bowl runner-up San Francisco 49ers by six in Week 2, gutting the Houston Texans by 27 in Week 3, surviving the Green Bay Packers in Week 4, and downing the New York Jets in London 11 days ago.

The Updated Vikings Depth Chart — Bye Week

Next up is the Detroit Lions in three days, a club with the fourth-best odds to win the Super Bowl in February.

So, with the bye week over and the Lions on the horizon, here’s the Vikings’ 53-man roster. Starters are noted in bold.

— Offensive Roster —

Quarterback

QB1: Sam Darnold
QB2: Nick Mullens
QB3: Brett Rypien

Running Back

RB1: Aaron Jones (Questionable)
RB2: Ty Chandler
RB3: Cam Akers
RB4: Myles Gaskin

Fullback

FB1: C.J. Ham

Wide Receiver

WR1: Justin Jefferson
WR2: Jordan Addison
WR3: Jalen Nailor
WR4: Brandon Powell
WR5: Trent Sherfield
WR6: Trishton Jackson

Tight End

TE1: T.J. Hockenson (Questionable)
TE2: Josh Oliver
TE3: Johnny Mundt

IR: Nick Muse

Left Tackle

LT1: Christian Darrisaw
LT2: Walter Rouse

Right Tackle

RT1: Brian O’Neill
RT2: David Quessenberry

Center

C1: Garrett Bradbury
C2: Dan Feeney

Left Guard

LG1: Blake Brandel

Right Guard

RG1: Ed Ingram
RG2: Dalton Risner (Questionable)
RG2: Michael Jurgens

— Defensive Roster —

Outside Linebacker

OLB1: Jonathan Greenard
OLB2: Andrew Van Ginkel
OLB3: Dallas Turner
OLB4: Patrick Jones II (Questionable)
OLB5: Jihad Ward

IR: Gabriel Murphy

Defensive End

DE1: Jerry Tillery
DE2: Jonathan Bullard
DE3: Levi Drake Rodriguez

Nose Tackle

NT1: Harrison Phillips (Questionable)
NT2: Taki Taimani

Middle Linebacker

MLB1: Ivan Pace Jr.
MLB2: Kamu Grugier-Hill

Weakside Linebacker

WLB1: Blake Cashman (Doubtful)
WLB2: Brian Asamoah

IR: Jordan Kunaszyk

Cornerback

CB1: Stephon Gilmore
CB2: Byron Murphy
CB3: Shaquill Griffin
CB4: Fabian Moreau
CB5: Akayleb Evans (Questionable)
CB6: Dwight McGlothern

Safety

S1: Harrison Smith
S2: Camryn Bynum
S3: Josh Metellus
S4: Theo Jackson
S5: Jay Ward

— Special Teams Roster —

Kicker

K1: Will Reichard

Punter

P1: Ryan Wright

Long Snapper

LS: Andrew DePaola

Kick Returner

KR1: Ty Chandler
KR2: Brandon Powell

Punt Returner

PR1: Brandon Powell

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images. The Vikings defeated the New York Jets in London, running their 2024 start-of-season win streak to five games.

Practice Squad

Henry Byrd (OL)
Andre Carter II (OLB)
Dallas Gant (ILB)
N’Keal Harry (TE)
Lucky Jackson (WR)
Jeshaun Jones (WR)
Bobby McCain (S)
Jalen Redmond (DT)
Sammis Reyes (TE)
Bo Richter (OLB)
Tyrese Robinson (OL)
Zavier Scott (RB)
Robert Tonyan (TE)
Max Tooley (LB)
Thayer Thomas (WR)
Jonah Williams (DT)
Marcellus Williams (OT)
Nahshon Wright (CB)

The Lions have toppled the Vikings in three straight showdowns, though Detroit has not done so four times consecutively since the early 1960s.

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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 MIN 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.

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