The Minnesota Vikings have kicked off their rookie minicamp on Friday afternoon with a whopping 51 players hitting the practice field, most of which are practicng for the first time in an NFL uniform.
What's really interesting is the Vikings will also have six players on the 90-man roster who have been to a training camp before, including wide receiver Jeshaun Jones, who received one of the highest signing bonuses of the 2024 NFL Draft cycle with the Vikings.
Minnesota Vikings have 51 players participating in rookie minicamp
The Vikings have seen a lot of success over the course of time in finding undrafted players. They found two Hall of Famers in defensive tackle John Randle and center Mick Tingelhoff. The Vikings also found wide receiver Adam Thielen in rookie minicamp back in 2013.
Within the 51 players, the Vikings will have 20 players who signed in undrafted free agency and 20 others who were invited on a tryout basis. Here are all the players that will be participating with players in on a tryout basis in italics.
Quarterback
- Max Brosmer: Minnesota
- Zach Zebrowski: Central Missouri
Running back
- Hope Adebayo: St. Thomas
- Jarod Epperson: Augustana
- Zavier Scott
- Tre Stewart: Jacksonville State
Wide receivers
- Silas Bolden: Texas
- Tai Felton: Maryland
- Dontae Fleming: Tulane
- Jeshaun Jones
- Robert Lewis: Auburn
- Robert McMinn: Alabama State
- Montigo Moss: Maine
- Myles Price: Indiana
Tight end
- Gavin Bartholomew: Pitt
- Benjamin Yurosek: Georgia
- Bryson Nesbit: North Carolina
Offensive lineman
- Logan Brown: Kansas
- Zeke Correll: NC State
- Elijah Ellis: Marshall
- Joe Huber: Wisconsin
- Donovan Jackson: Ohio State
- Marcellus Johnson
Defensive linemen
- Anthony Campbell: Miami
- Nathan Kapongo: Akron
- Quantez Mansfield: NC Central
- Elijah Williams: Morgan State
- Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins: Georgia
- Alexander Williams: Middle Tennessee State
Edge rushers
- Tyler Batty: BYU
- Chaz Chambliss: Georgia
- Brody Grebe: Montana State
- Matt Harmon: Kent State
- Chico Bennett Jr.
Inside linebackers
- Austin Keys: Auburn
- Kobe King: Penn State
- Max Tooley
- Dorian Mausi: Auburn
Cornerbacks
- Keenan Garber: Kansas State
- Reddy Steward
- Zemiah Vaughn: Utah
- Tommi Hill: Nebraska
- Robert Jones II: Howard
Safeties
- Bubba Bolden
- Trashawn Adams: Stephen F. Austin
- Mishael Powell: Miami
- Paul Lewis III: Akron
Specialists
- K Mitch Jeter: Notre Dame
- P Oscar Chapman: Auburn (International Pathway Program)
- LS Austin Riggs: Rutgers
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