Vikings Projections
Last Updated:
5 August 2021
| Player | Age | Position | Games | Season | Per Game | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 32 | Quarterback 1 | 17 | 151.31 | 8.9 | Veteran | |
| Kellen Mond | 22 | Quarterback 2 | 17 | 3 | .18 | Rookie | |
| Jake Browning | 25 | Quarterback 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Danny Etling | 27 | Quarterback 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Nate Stanley | 23 | Quarterback 5 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Case Cookus | 25 | Quarterback 6 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dalvin Cook | 25 | Running Back 1 | 17 | 94.29 | 5.55 | Veteran | |
| Alexander Mattison | 23 | Running Back 2 | 17 | 20.48 | 1.2 | Veteran | |
| Ameer Abdullah | 28 | Running Back 3 | 17 | 10.52 | .62 | Veteran | |
| Kene Nwangwu | 23 | Running Back 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| C.J. Ham | 28 | Running Back 5 | 17 | 3.93 | .23 | Veteran | |
| Jake Bargas | 24 | Running Back 6 | 17 | .44 | .03 | Veteran | |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 22 | Tight End 1 | 17 | 34.41 | 2.02 | Veteran | |
| Tyler Conklin | 26 | Tight End 2 | 17 | 8.84 | .52 | Veteran | |
| David Morgan | 28 | Tight End 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Brandon Dillon | 24 | Tight End 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Zach Davidson | Tight End 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Shane Zylstra | 24 | Tight End 6 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Justin Jefferson | 22 | Wide Receiver 1 | 17 | 45.42 | 2.67 | Veteran | |
| Adam Thielen | 30 | Wide Receiver 2 | 17 | 68.46 | 4.03 | Veteran | |
| Chad Beebe | 27 | Wide Receiver 3 | 17 | 9.93 | .58 | Veteran | |
| Alexander Hollins | 24 | Wide Receiver 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| K.J. Osborn | 24 | Wide Receiver 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Dan Chisena | 24 | Wide Receiver 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 21 | Wide Receiver 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Greg Joseph | 27 | Kicker 1 | 17 | 59.69 | 3.51 | Veteran | |
| Riley Patterson | 21 | Kicker 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Britton Colquitt | 36 | Punter 1 | 17 | 5 | .29 | Veteran | |
| Austin Cutting | 23 | Long Snapper 1 | 17 | 12.87 | .76 | Veteran | |
| Andrew DePaola | 34 | Long Snapper 2 | 17 | 10.01 | .59 | Veteran | |
| Garrett Bradbury | 26 | Center 1 | 17 | 31.04 | 1.83 | Veteran | |
| Mason Cole | 25 | Center 2 | 17 | 21.7 | 1.28 | Veteran | |
| Cohl Cabral | 23 | Center 3 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dru Samia | 23 | Guard 1 | 17 | 0 | Veteran | ||
| Wyatt Davis | 22 | Guard 2 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dakota Dozier | 30 | Tackle 1 | 17 | 31.04 | 1.83 | Veteran | |
| Rashod Hill | 29 | Tackle 2 | 17 | 31.04 | 1.83 | Veteran | |
| Brian O'Neill | 25 | Tackle 3 | 17 | 31.04 | 1.83 | Veteran | |
| Ezra Cleveland | 23 | Tackle 4 | 17 | 25.22 | 1.48 | Veteran | |
| Blake Brandel | 24 | Tackle 5 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Christian Darrisaw | 22 | Tackle 6 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Sheldon Richardson | 30 | Defensive Tackle 1 | 17 | 16.33 | .96 | Veteran | |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 27 | Defensive Tackle 2 | 17 | 16 | .94 | Veteran | |
| Jalyn Holmes | 25 | Defensive Tackle 3 | 17 | 7.5 | .44 | Veteran | |
| Hercules Mata'afa | 25 | Defensive Tackle 4 | 17 | 7 | .41 | Veteran | |
| Jaleel Johnson | 27 | Defensive Tackle 5 | 17 | 2.5 | .15 | Veteran | |
| James Lynch | 22 | Defensive Tackle 6 | 17 | 2 | .12 | Veteran | |
| Armon Watts | 25 | Defensive Tackle 7 | 17 | .5 | .03 | Veteran | |
| Michael Pierce | 28 | Defensive Tackle 8 | 17 | .5 | .03 | Veteran | |
| Jaylen Twyman | 22 | Defensive Tackle 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Eric Wilson | 26 | Defensive Edge Rusher 1 | 17 | 44.25 | 2.6 | Veteran | |
| Danielle Hunter | 26 | Defensive Edge Rusher 2 | 17 | 37.67 | 2.22 | Veteran | |
| Nick Vigil | 27 | Defensive Edge Rusher 3 | 17 | 19.33 | 1.14 | Veteran | |
| D.J. Wonnum | 23 | Defensive Edge Rusher 4 | 17 | 16.5 | .97 | Veteran | |
| Stephen Weatherly | 27 | Defensive Edge Rusher 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Kentrell Brothers | 28 | Defensive Edge Rusher 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Kenny Willekes | 24 | Defensive Edge Rusher 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Jordan Brailford | 25 | Defensive Edge Rusher 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Patrick Jones | 22 | Defensive Edge Rusher 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Janarius Robinson | 23 | Defensive Edge Rusher 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Eric Kendricks | 29 | Linebacker 1 | 17 | 41 | 2.41 | Veteran | |
| Anthony Barr | 29 | Linebacker 2 | 17 | 21 | 1.24 | Veteran | |
| Troy Dye | 24 | Linebacker 3 | 17 | 6 | .35 | Veteran | |
| Blake Lynch | 24 | Linebacker 4 | 17 | 3 | .18 | Veteran | |
| Ben Gedeon | 26 | Linebacker 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Ryan Connelly | 25 | Linebacker 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Cameron Smith | 24 | Linebacker 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Chazz Surratt | 24 | Linebacker 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Bashaud Breeland | 29 | Cornerback 1 | 17 | 46.5 | 2.74 | Veteran | |
| Patrick Peterson | 31 | Cornerback 2 | 17 | 34 | 2 | Veteran | |
| Cameron Dantzler | 22 | Cornerback 3 | 17 | 25.67 | 1.51 | Veteran | |
| Mackensie Alexander | 27 | Cornerback 4 | 17 | 12.5 | .74 | Veteran | |
| Harrison Hand | 22 | Cornerback 5 | 17 | 9.5 | .56 | Veteran | |
| Jeff Gladney | 24 | Cornerback 6 | 17 | 9 | .53 | Veteran | |
| Kris Boyd | 24 | Cornerback 7 | 17 | 7.5 | .44 | Veteran | |
| Tye Smith | 28 | Cornerback 8 | 17 | 1.5 | .09 | Veteran | |
| Parry Nickerson | 26 | Cornerback 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Chris Jones | 25 | Cornerback 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Dylan Mabin | 23 | Cornerback 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Camryn Bynum | 23 | Cornerback 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| Amari Henderson | 23 | Cornerback 13 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Harrison Smith | 32 | Safety 1 | 17 | 56.25 | 3.31 | Veteran | |
| Xavier Woods | 26 | Safety 2 | 17 | 19.33 | 1.14 | Veteran | |
| Josh Metellus | 23 | Safety 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Myles Dorn | 23 | Safety 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Rookie | |
| George Iloka | 31 | Safety 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Veteran | |
| Micah Abernathy | 24 | Safety 6 | 17 | 0 | Rookie |