2021 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Zimmer (8-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2021 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 8-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Zimmer (8-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2021 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2021 season with a record of 8 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
Minnesota chalked up 425 points, while the defensive squad yielded 426. Kirk Cousins led the charge, passing for 4,221 yards. Justin Jefferson snagged 108 passes for 1,616 yards.
Dalvin Cook carried the ball for a team-best 1,159 yards for the Vikings.
Xavier Woods and Anthony Barr each seized 3 opponent throws. D.J. Wonnum sacked quarterbacks 8 times, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Mike Zimmer coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | June 13, 1993 | 5'8" | 198 | Nebraska | Mobile, AL | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Mackensie Alexander | CB | November 12, 1993 | 5'10" | 190 | Clemson | Immokalee, FL | 16 | 5 |
| 55 | Anthony Barr | OLB,LB | March 18, 1992 | 6'5" | 255 | UCLA | South Bend, IN | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Jordan Berry | P | March 18, 1991 | 6'5" | 195 | Eastern Kentucky | Essendon, Australia | 17 | 0 |
| 47 | Tuf Borland | LB | March 23, 1998 | 6'1" | 234 | Ohio St. | Bolingbrook, IL | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Tashawn Bower | RDE | February 18, 1995 | 6'5" | 250 | LSU | Livingston, NJ | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Kris Boyd | CB | September 12, 1996 | 5'11" | 201 | Texas | Gilmer, TX | 15 | 1 |
| 56 | Garrett Bradbury | OL,C | June 20, 1995 | 6'3" | 305 | North Carolina St. | Charlotte, NC | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Blake Brandel | T | January 23, 1997 | 6'7" | 303 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Bashaud Breeland | RCB | January 30, 1992 | 5'11" | 197 | Clemson | Allendale, SC | 13 | 13 |
| 43 | Camryn Bynum | S | July 19, 1998 | 6'0" | 200 | California | Corona, CA | 14 | 3 |
| 85 | Dan Chisena | WR | February 25, 1997 | 6'3" | 202 | Penn State | Exton, PA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Ezra Cleveland | G,OL | May 8, 1998 | 6'6" | 311 | Boise St. | Spanaway, WA | 17 | 17 |
| 83 | Tyler Conklin | TE | July 30, 1995 | 6'4" | 254 | Central Michigan | Chesterfield, MO | 17 | 15 |
| 57 | Ryan Connelly | SLB | October 3, 1995 | 6'2" | 242 | Wisconsin | Eden Prairie, MN | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Dalvin Cook | RB | August 10, 1995 | 5'10" | 210 | Florida St. | Miami, FL | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Kirk Cousins | QB | August 19, 1988 | 6'3" | 214 | Michigan St. | Barrington, IL | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Cameron Dantzler | CB | September 3, 1998 | 6'2" | 188 | Mississippi St. | Hammond, LA | 14 | 7 |
| 71 | Christian Darrisaw | T,OL | June 2, 1999 | 6'5" | 311 | Virginia Tech | Petersburg, VA | 12 | 10 |
| 40 | Zach Davidson | TE | July 15, 1998 | 6'7" | 245 | Central Missouri St. | Webb City, MO | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Wyatt Davis | G | February 17, 1999 | 6'4" | 315 | Ohio St. | Bellflower, CA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Andrew DePaola | LS | July 28, 1987 | 6'2" | 205 | Rutgers | Baltimore, MD | 17 | 0 |
| 46 | Myles Dorn | DB | June 25, 1998 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Dakota Dozier | OT | April 30, 1991 | 6'4" | 313 | Furman | West Columbia, SC | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Troy Dye | LB | September 18, 1996 | 6'3" | 231 | Oregon | Norco, CA | 17 | 1 |
| 82 | Ben Ellefson | TE | September 1, 1996 | 6'3" | 250 | North Dakota State | Hawley, MN | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Wayne Gallman | RB | October 1, 1994 | 6'0" | 215 | Clemson | Loganville, GA | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DE | December 22, 1987 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Avondale, AZ USA | 9 | 6 |
| 30 | C.J. Ham | FB,RB | July 22, 1993 | 5'11" | 235 | Augustana (SD) | Duluth, MN | 17 | 8 |
| 20 | Harrison Hand | LCB | November 12, 1998 | 5'11" | 197 | Baylor,Temple | Cherry Hill, NJ | 9 | 0 |
| 89 | Christopher Herndon | TE | February 23, 1996 | 6'4" | 253 | Miami (FL) | Norcross, GA | 16 | 5 |
| 68 | Kyle Hinton | G | February 27, 1998 | 6'3" | 310 | Washburn | Peoria, AZ | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Danielle Hunter | DE | October 29, 1994 | 6'6" | 240 | LSU | St. Catherine, Jamaica | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Trishton Jackson | WR | March 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 191 | Syracuse | Detroit, MI | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Justin Jefferson | WR | June 16, 1999 | 6'1" | 202 | LSU | Saint Rose, LA | 17 | 17 |
| 93 | Patrick Jones | DL | September 29, 1998 | 6'5" | 260 | Pittsburgh | Chesapeake, VA | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Greg Joseph | K | August 4, 1994 | 6'1" | 214 | Florida Atlantic | Johannesburg, South Africa | 17 | 0 |
| 54 | Eric Kendricks | LB | February 29, 1992 | 6'0" | 230 | UCLA | Clovis, CA | 15 | 15 |
| 48 | Blake Lynch | LB | February 14, 1997 | 6'3" | 225 | Baylor | Gilmer, TX | 16 | 6 |
| 92 | James Lynch | DL,DT | January 20, 1999 | 6'4" | 289 | Baylor | Round Rock, TX | 13 | 1 |
| 14 | Sean Mannion | QB | April 25, 1992 | 6'6" | 229 | Oregon St. | San Jose, CA | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Alexander Mattison | RB | June 19, 1998 | 5'11" | 220 | Boise St. | San Bernardino, CA | 16 | 4 |
| 91 | T.Y. McGill | DT | November 23, 1992 | 6'0" | 299 | North Carolina St. | Jesup, GA | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Josh Metellus | S | January 21, 1998 | 5'11" | 209 | Michigan | Hollywood, FL | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Myron Mitchell | WR | June 17, 1998 | 6'1" | 180 | Ala-Birmingham | Jasper, AL | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Kellen Mond | QB | June 22, 1999 | 6'3" | 217 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Parry Nickerson | CB | October 11, 1994 | 5'10" | 182 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | February 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 210 | Iowa St. | Frisco, TX | 11 | 0 |
| 75 | Brian O'Neill | T,OT | September 15, 1995 | 6'6" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Wilmington, DE | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | K.J. Osborn | WR | June 10, 1997 | 5'11" | 203 | Buffalo,Miami (FL) | Ypsilanti, MI | 17 | 9 |
| 61 | Timon Parris | T | September 11, 1995 | 6'6" | 315 | Stony Brook | Floral Park, NY | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Patrick Peterson | CB | July 11, 1990 | 6'0" | 219 | LSU | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13 | 13 |
| 58 | Michael Pierce | DT | November 6, 1992 | 6'0" | 339 | Samford | Daphne, AL | 8 | 8 |
| 90 | Sheldon Richardson | DT | November 29, 1990 | 6'3" | 294 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 17 | 7 |
| 36 | Asim Rose | RB | October 14, 1997 | 6'1" | 210 | Kentucky | Raleigh, NC | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | FS,S | February 2, 1989 | 6'2" | 213 | Notre Dame | Augusta, GA | 15 | 15 |
| 50 | T.J. Smith | DT | April 19, 1997 | 6'3" | 290 | Arkansas | Moultrie, GA | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Tye Smith | CB | May 3, 1993 | 6'0" | 195 | Towson | Raleigh, NC | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | August 29, 1999 | 6'1" | 179 | Iowa | Newark, NJ | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Luke Stocker | TE | July 17, 1988 | 6'5" | 258 | East Tennessee St. | Lexington, KY | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Chazz Surratt | LB | February 16, 1997 | 6'2" | 225 | North Carolina | Denver, NC | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Adam Thielen | WR | August 22, 1990 | 6'3" | 200 | Minn State-Mankato | Detroit Lakes, MN | 13 | 13 |
| 94 | Dalvin Tomlinson | DT | February 28, 1994 | 6'3" | 310 | Alabama | McDonough, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Oli Udoh | T | February 14, 1997 | 6'5" | 323 | Elon | Fayetteville, NC | 17 | 16 |
| 59 | Nick Vigil | LB,ILB | August 20, 1993 | 6'2" | 230 | Utah St. | Plain City, UT | 16 | 12 |
| 96 | Armon Watts | DL,DT | July 22, 1996 | 6'5" | 295 | Arkansas | St. Louis, MO | 17 | 9 |
| 91 | Stephen Weatherly | LDE | March 19, 1994 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Snelville, GA | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Dede Westbrook | WR | November 21, 1993 | 6'0" | 178 | Oklahoma | Cameron, TX | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Kenny Willekes | DL | July 22, 1997 | 6'3" | 264 | Michigan St. | Rockford, MI | 6 | 0 |
| 98 | D.J. Wonnum | DE,DL | October 31, 1997 | 6'5" | 258 | South Carolina | Stone Mountain, GA | 17 | 14 |
| 23 | Xavier Woods | S,SS | July 26, 1995 | 5'11" | 197 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA | 17 | 17 |
