2024 Minnesota Vikings season

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2024 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner Zygi Wilf
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coach Kevin O'Connell
Home field U.S. Bank Stadium

The 2024 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 64th in the National Football League, their ninth playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 20th under the ownership of Zygi Wilf and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin O'Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The Vikings are looking to improve on their 7–10 record from 2023 and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.

Contents

This will be their first season since 2017 without quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, as he signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency.

Offseason

Players lost

PositionPlayerNew teamDate
RB Alexander Mattison Las Vegas Raiders Released on March 4
DE Dean Lowry Pittsburgh Steelers Released on March 12
OT Hakeem Adeniji Cleveland Browns Signed on March 13
QB Kirk Cousins Atlanta Falcons Signed on March 13
DE Marcus Davenport Detroit Lions Signed on March 13
LB Jordan Hicks Cleveland BrownsSigned on March 13
LB D. J. Wonnum Carolina Panthers Signed on March 13
LB Danielle Hunter Houston Texans Signed on March 14
C Austin Schlottmann New York Giants Signed on March 15
NT Khyiris Tonga Arizona Cardinals Signed on March 15
QB Joshua Dobbs San Francisco 49ers Signed on March 19
LB Troy Dye Los Angeles Chargers Signed on March 19
WR K. J. Osborn New England Patriots Signed on March 19
OT Oli Udoh New Orleans Saints Signed on March 19
K Greg Joseph Green Bay Packers Signed on March 28

Players added

PositionPlayerFormer teamDate
RB Aaron Jones Green Bay Packers Signed on March 12
LB Blake Cashman Houston Texans Signed on March 13
QB Sam Darnold San Francisco 49ers Signed on March 13
LB Jonathan Greenard Houston TexansSigned on March 13
K John Parker Romo Chicago Bears Signed on March 13
LB Andrew Van Ginkel Miami Dolphins Signed on March 13
WR Trent Sherfield Buffalo Bills Signed on March 14
DE Jerry Tillery Las Vegas Raiders Signed on March 14
G Dan Feeney Chicago BearsSigned on March 15
DE Jonah Williams Los Angeles Rams Signed on March 18
CB Shaquill Griffin Carolina Panthers Signed on March 19
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill Carolina PanthersSigned on March 20
LB Jihad Ward New York Giants Signed on March 20
TE Robert Tonyan Chicago Bears Signed on May 16

Draft

2024 Minnesota Vikings Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeContractNotes
1 10 J. J. McCarthy QB Michigan From Jets [upper-alpha 1]
11Traded to the New York Jets [upper-alpha 1]
17 Dallas Turner LB Alabama From Jaguars [upper-alpha 2]
23Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [upper-alpha 2] From Browns via Texans [upper-alpha 3]
242Traded to the Houston Texans [upper-alpha 3]
373Traded to the Detroit Lions [upper-alpha 4]
4108 Khyree Jackson CB Oregon
129Traded to the New York Jets [upper-alpha 1] From Lions [upper-alpha 4]
5146Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [upper-alpha 5]
157Traded to the New York Jets [upper-alpha 1] From Browns [upper-alpha 6]
167Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [upper-alpha 2] From Chiefs [upper-alpha 7]
6177 Walter Rouse OT Oklahoma From Panthers via Jaguars [upper-alpha 8]
186Traded to the Arizona Cardinals [upper-alpha 9]
188Traded to the Houston Texans [upper-alpha 3] From Raiders via Patriots [upper-alpha 10]
203 Will Reichard K Alabama From Texans via Browns, Broncos and Jets [upper-alpha 1]
7229Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders [upper-alpha 11]
230 Michael Jurgens C Wake Forest From Falcons via Browns and Cardinals [upper-alpha 9]
232 Levi Drake Rodriguez DT Texas A&M–Commerce From Broncos via 49ers and Texans [upper-alpha 3]

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Vikings traded first-, fourth- and fifth-round selections to the Houston Texans in exchange for a first-round selection (10th overall) and the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Denver Broncos (203rd overall).
  2. 1 2 3 The Vikings traded the first-round selection they received from the Houston Texans (23rd overall), a fifth-round selection (167th overall), a 2025 third-round selection and a 2025 fourth-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a first-round selection (17th overall).
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Vikings traded second- and sixth-round selections (42nd and 188th overall), and a 2025 second-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for the first-round selection they acquired from the Cleveland Browns (23rd overall) and the seventh-round selection they acquired from the San Francisco 49ers (232nd overall).
  4. 1 2 The Vikings traded a third-round selection (73rd overall) and a 2023 second-round selection (55th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for TE T. J. Hockenson, a fourth-round selection (129th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall).
  5. ↑ The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) and a 2023 seventh-round selection (219th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for WR Jalen Reagor.
  6. ↑ The Vikings traded 2025 sixth- and seventh-round selections, as well as DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round selection (157th overall) and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
  7. ↑ The Vikings traded a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a fifth-round selection (167th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection (134th overall).
  8. ↑ The Vikings traded G Ezra Cleveland to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Carolina Panthers (177th overall).
  9. 1 2 The Vikings traded a sixth-round selection (186th overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the seventh-round selection they acquired from the Cleveland Browns (230th overall) and QB Joshua Dobbs.
  10. ↑ The Vikings traded OT Vederian Lowe to the New England Patriots in exchange for the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Las Vegas Raiders (188th overall).
  11. ↑ The Vikings traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for QB Nick Mullens.
2024 Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Matt Cindric G California [1] [2]
K. J. Cloyd LB Miami (FL)
Jeremy Flax OT Kentucky
Dallas Gant LB Toledo
Devron Harper WR Mercer
Ty JamesWRMercer
Jeshaun Jones WR Maryland
Trey Knox TE South Carolina
Tyler Manoa DE Arizona
Donovan ManuelLB FIU
Dwight McGlothern CB Arkansas
Gabriel Murphy OLB UCLA
Doug NesterG West Virginia
Owen PorterOLB Marshall
Bo RichterOLB Air Force
Spencer RollandOT North Carolina
Taki Taimani DT Oregon

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf
  • Owner/president – Mark Wilf
  • Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf
  • Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller
  • General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson
  • Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Chisolm Opara
  • Senior assistant director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Pat Roberts
  • Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Kevin O'Connell
  • Assistant head coach/outside linebackers – Mike Pettine
  • Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips
  • Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Grant Udinski
  • Quarterbacks – Josh McCown
  • Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins
  • Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell
  • Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino
  • Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio
  • Offensive line – Chris Kuper
  • Assistant offensive line – Shaun Sarrett
  • Pass game specialist/game management coordinator – Ryan Cordell
  • Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara
  • Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery
  • Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores
  • Defensive line – Marcus Dixon
  • Assistant defensive line – Patrick Hill
  • Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo
  • Assistant inside linebackers – Thad Bogardus
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones
  • Safeties – Michael Hutchings
  • Quality control/defense – Lance Bennett
  • Defensive assistant – Imarjaye Albury
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels
  • Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance – Josh Hingst
  • Assistant director of player performance – Derik Keyes
  • Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson

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Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 16, 2024

87 active (+1 exempt), 3 unsigned

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Preseason

The Vikings' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule was announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

WeekDateTime (CDT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1August 103:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders U.S. Bank Stadium KMSP-TV
2August 173:25 p.m.at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium KMSP-TV
3August 2412:00 p.m.at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field KMSP-TV

Regular season

Schedule

The Vikings' schedule for the 2024 NFL season was announced on May 15, 2024. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their NFC North divisional rivals, they were also scheduled to play against each of the teams in the NFC West and AFC South, as well as the teams that also finished in third place in each of the NFC South, NFC East and AFC East. [3] [4] Their AFC East opponent, the New York Jets, will serve as the opposition for the Vikings' home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, which is part of the NFL International Series. [5]

WeekDateTime (CT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1September 812:00 p.m.at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox
2September 1512:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
3September 2212:00 p.m. Houston Texans U.S. Bank StadiumCBS
4September 2912:00 p.m.at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field CBS
5 October 6 8:30 a.m. New York Jets Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) NFLN
6 Bye
7October 2012:00 p.m. Detroit Lions U.S. Bank StadiumFox
8October 247:15 p.m.at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Prime Video
9November 312:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts U.S. Bank StadiumCBS
10November 1012:00 p.m.at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium Fox
11November 1712:00 p.m.at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
12November 2412:00 p.m.at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
13December 112:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals U.S. Bank StadiumFox
14December 812:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons U.S. Bank StadiumFox
15December 167:00 p.m. Chicago Bears U.S. Bank Stadium ABC
16December 223:05 p.m.at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
17December 2912:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers U.S. Bank StadiumFox
18January 4/5TBDat Detroit Lions Ford Field TBD

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References

  1. ↑ "Vikings Agree to Terms with 17 Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. April 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Vikings 2024 Undrafted Free Agents Include 4 Offensive Linemen & 9 Defensive Players". Vikings.com. May 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Breech, John (May 8, 2024). "2024 NFL schedule release tentatively set for May 15: How to watch, stream plus top games and what we know". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Peters, Craig (January 11, 2024). "Vikings Designated to Play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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