Vikings Territory: Introducing The Vikings 2021 Practice Squad

Press release from Vikings Territory:

2021-09-03

The Minnesota Vikings host 16 players on the 2021 practice squad. Consider this a one-stop shop for identifying those players.

This is the 2021 Vikings practice squad, in pictures:

Offensive line is the Vikings biggest soft spot on the 2021 depth chart — surprise, surprise — and Bailey is waiting in the wings if injuries occur. He’s a guard by trade and now is the backup to Oli Udoh, Ezra Cleveland, and Wyatt Davis.

Head coach Mike Zimmer loves defensive backs, so Dorn gets practice squad duty in 2021. Four other safeties made the active roster: Harrison Smith, Xavier Woods, Camryn Bynum, and Josh Metellus.

Just like Zack Bailey, Hinton is emergency offensive line depth. He was drafted in the 7th Round of the 2020 NFL Draft from Washburn.

Mannion isn’t ultra-exciting, but he’s the anti-Browning. He briefly spent time with the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, returning to Minnesota for reservist duty — this time on the practice squad. Mannion will presumably act as the QB3 instead of the QB2 in 2021.

Here’s the man that scored the pick-six versus the Chiefs in the final preseason game. That feat evidently earned him an extended stay with the Vikings.

Rose achieved Kyle Sloter-like status for preseason annals of Vikings history. Why? Because he was the only Viking to score an offensive touchdown in the 2021 preseason. If something happens to Dalvin Cook or Alexander Mattison, Rose will see regular season time.

Willekes was a member of the 2020 Vikings — but then Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffen, and Stephen Weatherly all rumbled back to the active roster, designating the second-year defensive end for practice squad assignment.

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