Vikings Release 1st Unofficial Depth Chart of 2020 Season

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Here's a look at the Vikings unofficial starters ahead of Week 1:


OFFENSE (26 players listed as they appear on the unofficial depth chart)


Quarterback



Starter: Kirk Cousins


Backup: Sean Mannion


Running back


Starter: Dalvin Cook


Backups: Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah, Mike Boone


Starter: C.J. Ham


Wide receiver


Starters: Adam Thielen and Bisi Johnson


Backups: Justin Jefferson, Tajaé Sharpe, Chad Beebe, Dan Chisena and K.J. Osborn


Starter: Kyle Rudolph


Backups: Irv Smith, Jr. and Tyler Conklin


Offensive line


Starters: Riley Reiff, Dakota Dozier, Garrett Bradbury, Pat Elflein and Brian O'Neill


Backups: Rashod Hill, Ezra Cleveland, Dru Samia and Oli Udoh


Roster notes: All 11 listed starters were on the Vikings in 2019. Dozier won the starting left guard job in camp, beating out Aviante Collins, who is on the practice squad. Minnesota has five offensive starters who have made at least one Pro Bowl in their careers: Cousins, Cook, Ham, Thielen and Rudolph. Johnson is the starter at wide receiver opposite Thielen, but Jefferson is expected to be a contributor as a first-round rookie.


DEFENSE (24 players listed as they appear on the unofficial depth chart)


Defensive end



Starters: Danielle Hunter and Yannick Ngakoue


Backups: Ifeadi Odenigbo, Jalyn Holmes, Eddie Yarbrough and D.J. Wonnum


Defensive tackle


Starters: Shamar Stephen and Jaleel Johnson


Backups: Armon Watts, Hercules Mata'afa and James Lynch


Linebacker


Starters: Anthony Barr (SLB), Eric Kendricks (MLB) and Eric Wilson (WLB)


Backups: Troy Dye and Ryan Connelly


Cornerback


Starters: Mike Hughes and Holton Hill


Backups: Jeff Gladney, Cameron Dantzler, Kris Boyd and Harrison Hand


Starters: Harrison Smith and Anthony Harris


Roster notes: The Vikings defense will begin the 2020 season with a mix of established veterans and exciting fresh faces. Hunter, Stephen, Barr, Kendricks, Smith and Harris have all played at least five seasons for Mike Zimmer. Ngakoue is among the newest Vikings, but he is a former Pro Bowl selection with 37.5 career sacks and 14 total forced fumbles. The cornerbacks are young — none are over the age of 23 — but offer plenty of potential. Zimmer said Monday the Vikings could add safety depth behind the league's top duo of Smith and Harris.


SPECIAL TEAMS (3 players)


Dan Bailey


Punter/holder


Britton Colquitt


Long snapper


Austin Cutting


Kick returner


Starter: K.J. Osborn


Backup: Abdullah


Punt returner


Starter: K.J. Osborn


Backups: Beebe and Hughes


Roster notes: Minnesota's trio of specialists are all back from a season ago, when they formed one of the smoothest kicking operations in the league. Bailey ended the regular season and playoffs with 22 straight successful field goals. Colquitt had a gross average of 45.2 yards on 59 punts with no touchbacks and set the Vikings single-season record for net average at 42.6. Cutting was efficient and reliable as a rookie. Osborn, a fifth-round rookie, is listed as both the kick and punt returner after a strong camp. He returned 16 punts for 255 yards (15.9 average) and 10 kickoffs for 201 yards (20.1 average) in his senior season at Miami.
 
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