Vershon Lee

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Vershon Lee
No. 66  Minnesota Vikings
Position Guard
Roster status Practice squad
Personal information
Born (2001-12-07) December 7, 2001 (age 23)
Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school Freedom (VA)
College South Carolina (2020–2024)
NFL draft 2025: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2025
Games played 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Vershon R. Lee (born December 7, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

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Early life and college career

Lee was born on December 7, 2001, in Woodbridge, Virginia. [1] He attended Freedom High School in Woodbridge where he played football as a two-way lineman and also was a top basketball player. [2] He was named all-district in both sports and was an all-state football player in 2018. [3] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [4]

Lee appeared in South Carolina's first three games as a true freshman in 2020, then redshirted. [3] He appeared in all 13 games, nine as a starter at left guard, in 2021. [3] He then started seven of 12 games at left guard in 2022. [3] Prior to the 2023 season, he transitioned to playing center, a position he had never played before. [5] [6] He started the first five games of the season at center before moving to right tackle and starting the remaining five games there. [3] Lee started all 13 games at center in his final season, 2024. [3] He concluded his collegiate career with 51 games played, 40 as a starter. [7] He was invited to the 2025 Tropical Bowl. [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+18 in
(1.91 m)
304 lb
(138 kg)
32+78 in
(0.84 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.17 s1.73 s3.01 s4.96 s8.00 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
28 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Lee attended minicamps with the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears, and tried out for the Cleveland Browns, but was not signed. [7] After a tryout, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings on June 13, 2025, as an undrafted free agent. [10] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts, then signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] Lee was promoted to the active roster on October 4, following an injury to Ryan Kelly, and made his NFL debut the following day against the Cleveland Browns, appearing on four special teams snaps. [13] [14] He was waived two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad. [15]

References

  1. "Vershon Lee Stats". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  2. Brewer, Fisher (April 26, 2025). "Gamecock IOL Vershon Lee Earns Rookie Mini-Camp Invites with Chiefs and Bears". Sports Illustrated .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vershon Lee". South Carolina Gamecocks.
  4. Kornblut, Phil; Breiner, Ben (June 18, 2019). "The fifth man: Gamecocks bolster offensive line class with commit out of Virginia". The State .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Portnoy, Ben (August 10, 2023). "How one O-line position change should help South Carolina's offense be more consistent". The State via archive.today.
  6. Adams, Emily (August 8, 2023). "How South Carolina lineman Vershon Lee is progressing in transition to center from guard". Greenville News via archive.today.
  7. 1 2 Fawcett, David (September 10, 2025). "Vershon Lee reached the NFL by listening to his late father Vernon". InsideNoVa.com.
  8. Miller, Kevin (January 17, 2025). "Another South Carolina senior to play in postseason all-star game". On3.com .
  9. "Vershon Lee RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  10. Kleifield, Rob (June 13, 2025). "Vikings Sign Offensive Lineman Vershon Lee". Vikings.com.
  11. Peters, Craig (August 26, 2025). "Vikings Set Initial 53-Man Roster for 2025". Vikings.com.
  12. Peters, Craig (August 27, 2025). "Vikings Begin Forming 2025 Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
  13. Peters, Craig (October 4, 2025). "Vikings Activate C.J. Ham; Place Ryan Kelly on IR; Make Additional Roster Moves". Vikings.com.
  14. "Vershon Lee Career Game Log". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  15. Peters, Craig (October 6, 2025). "Vikings Announce Pair of Roster Moves". Vikings.com. Retrieved October 7, 2025.