Minnesota Vikings Roster Cuts 2025: Tracking all of the moves made to get to 53 players

The Minnesota Vikings finished the preseason with a 1-2 record after a 23-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans. That means the Vikings will have approximately 89 hours after the game to figure out how they want to construct the initial 53-man roster.

There are going to be some really heated debates across the roster on who should make it at multiple spots. The Vikings have a history of keeping UDFAs under general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

• 2022: P Ryan Wright
• 2022: EDGE Luiji Vilain
• 2023: LB Ivan Pace Jr.
• 2023: EDGE Andre Carter II
• 2023: CB NaJee Thompson
• 2024: EDGE Gabe Murphy
• 2024: NT Taki Taimani
• 2024: CB Dwight McGlothern
• 2024: EDGE/LB Bo Richter

There are a few players who are set to end up making the roster as a UDFA, but how many will get there? Many will end up getting cut, and they could end up getting on the practice squad. Here is every cut by the Minnesota Vikings to get down to the final 53-man roster.

Minnesota Vikings roster cuts tracker

Vikings trade Sam Howell to Eagles, sign Carson Wentz

This isn't a cut, but these moves matter for how the Vikings are set to construct their roster. By trading Howell and signing Wentz, they have a better option at backup quarterback. The trade was an impressive one from Adofo-Mensah, as he turned Howel and a 2026 sixth-round pick into a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick.

Vikings release QB Brett Rypien