Former Gophers defensive end Theiren Cockran and former Wisconsin Badgers starting quarterback Joel Stave were among 10 undrafted free agents signed by the Vikings on Monday.
- Keith Baxter – CB – Marshall
- Kyle Carter – TE – Penn State
- Theiren Cockran – DE – Minnesota
- Jake Ganus – LB – Georgia
- Marken Michel – WR – UMass-Amherst
- Denzell Perine – DE – Florida International
- Jhurell Pressley – RB – New Mexico
- Eric Rawls – CB – Kentucky State
- Brandon Ross – RB – Maryland
- Joel Stave – QB – Wisconsin
There were reports over the weekend that linked Stave to the Vikings, according to FOX Sports. Stave is Wisconsin’s all-time winningest quarterback and he threw for 7,635 yards and 48 touchdowns.
In fact, most of the names on the list were leaked over the weekend as free-agent signings to the Vikings.
So far for #Vikings:
RB Brandon Ross
RB Jhurrell Pressley
TE Kyle Carter
DE Theiren Cockran
LB Jake Ganus
DB Eric Rawls
DB Keith Baxter— Arif Hasan, but NFL 🏈 (@ArifHasanNFL) May 1, 2016
