PurplePTSD: Vikings Week 1 Depth Chart At Bengals

Press release from the PurplePTSD:

Dustin Baker

2021-09-12

Please note: This article originally appeared on our flagship site, VikingsTerritory.com.

The Minnesota Vikings are 3.5-point favorites to topple the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday to start the 2021 NFL season.

If they hope to fulfill that spread with a win, this is the depth chart the team will use to do so.

Offense

QB1: Kirk CousinsQB2: Sean MannionQB3: Kellen Mond

RB1: Dalvin CookRB2: Alexander MattisonRB3: Ameer Abdullah

FB1: C.J. Ham

WR1: Adam ThielenWR2: Justin JeffersonWR3: K.J. OsbornWR4: Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR5: Dede Westbrook

TE1: Tyler ConklinTE2: Brandon DillonTE3: Chris HerndonTE4: Ben Ellefson

LT1: Rashod Hill

RT1: Brian O’NeillRT2: Blake Brandel

C1: Garrett BradburyC2: Mason Cole

LG1: Ezra Cleveland

RG1: Oli UdohRG2: Wyatt Davis

Defense

LDE1: Danielle HunterLDE2: Stephen WeatherlyLDE3: Patrick Jones II

RDE1: D.J. WonnumRDE2: Everson GriffenRDE3: Patrick Jones II

NT1: Michael PierceNT2: Armon WattsNT3: James Lynch

3DT1: Dalvin Tomlinson3DT2: Sheldon Richardson

SLB1: Blake LynchSLB2: Ryan Connelly

MLB1: Eric KendricksMLB2: Troy Dye

WLB1: Nick VigilWLB2: Chazz Surratt

CB1: Patrick PetersonCB2: Bashaud BreelandCB3: Mackensie AlexanderCB4: Kris BoydCB5: Harrison HandCB6: Cameron Dantzler

SS1: Harrison SmithSS2 Josh Metellus

FS1: Xavier WoodsFS2: Camryn Bynum

Special Teams

K: Greg Joseph

P: Jordan Berry

LS: Andrew DePaola

KR1: Ihmir Smith-MarsetteKR2: K.J. Osborn

PR1: Dede WestbrookPR2: K.J. OsbornPR2: Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).

This press release was produced by the PurplePTSD. The views expressed here are the author’s own.