The Vikings have officially cut the roster down to 53 players ahead of the 2023 NFL season. The full roster includes three undrafted rookies – linebackers Ivan Pace Jr. and Andre Carter II, and cornerback Najee Thompson – along with six wide receivers, six safeties and other interesting roster construction.
Here’s who made the team.
- QB: Kirk Cousins, Nick Mullens, Jaren Hall
- RB: Alexander Mattison, Kene Nwangwu, Ty Chandler
- FB: C.J. Ham
- WR: Justin Jefferson, K.J. Osborn, Jordan Addison, Jalen Nailor, Jalen Reagor, Brandon Powell
- TE: T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver, Johnny Mundt, Nick Muse
- OL: Christian Darrisaw, Ezra Cleveland, Garrett Bradbury, Ed Ingram, Brian O’Neill, Austin Schlottmann, Blake Brandel, Oli Udoh
- DL: Harrison Phillips, Dean Lowry, Khyiris Tonga, Jonathan Bullard, Jaquelin Roy
- EDGE: Danielle Hunter, Pat Jones II, Marcus Davenport, D.J. Wonnum, Andre Carter II
- LB: Jordan Hicks, Ivan Pace Jr., Brian Asamoah, Troy Dye
- CB: Byron Murphy Jr., Akayleb Evans, Mekhi Blackmon, Andrew Booth Jr., NaJee Thompson
- S: Harrison Smith, Cam Bynum, Josh Metellus, Lewis Cine, Jay Ward, Theo Jackson
- K/P: Greg Joseph, Ryan Wright
- LS: Andrew DePaola
Offensive lineman Chris Reed has been placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.
Here are all of the players cut/waived on Tuesday:
Minnesota’s front office has traded, waived or cut 37 players over the past three days. Below is the rest of the list of players who did not make the Vikings 53-man roster:
- Jordan Ta’amu, QB
- DeWayne McBride, RB
- Abram Smith, RB
- Aaron Dykes, RB
- Blake Proehl, WR
- Lucky Jackson, WR
- Jacob Copeland, WR
- Trishton Jackson, WR
- Thayer Thomas, WR
- Garett Maag, WR
- Ben Sims, TE
- Colin Thompson, TE
- Josh Sokol, OL
- Jack Snyder, OL
- Alan Ali, OL
- Jarrid Williams, OL
- Christian DiLauro, OL
- Vederian Lowe, OL
- Ross Blacklock, DL
- Esezi Otomewo, DL
- T.J. Smith, DL
- Calvin Avery, DL
- Sheldon Day, DL
- Luiji Vilain, EDGE
- Benton Whitley, EDGE
- Wilson Huber, LB
- Abraham Beauplan, LB
- Troy Reeder, LB
- Tanner Vallejo, LB
- Jaylin Williams, CB
- James Houston, CB
- C.J. Coldon, CB
- Kalon Barnes, CB
- Tay Gowen, CB
- Joejuan Williams, CB
- Jake Gervase, S
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