Vikings Territory: Takeaways From The Vikings' First Unofficial Depth Chart

Press release from Vikings Territory:

August 11, 2021

Yesterday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings released their first unofficial depth chart for the 2021 season. Of course, it must be noted that we are still a month away from the regular season debut against the Cincinnati Bengals on September 12th. There are still plenty of takeaways to be had from this first depth chart, though.

After the signing of Dede Westbrook, many expected him to be the favorite for WR3 going into the year. That is still most likely the case, but in this first chart Westbrook is listed as WR5 behind both K.J. Osborne and Chad Beebe. Throw into the mix that Bisi Johnson is out with a torn ACL, and there are spots to be had in the WR room.

DJ Wonnum was a pleasant surprise for the Vikings last year at defensive end. The team desperately needed someone to step up in the pass rush, and when Wonnum got opportunities, he showed up. He’s certainly continued to show signs of promise in training camp this year as well. With Danielle Hunter and Stephen Weatherly taking to starting spots (unsurprisingly), Wonnum finds himself as one of the top backups. He currently sits fourth on the Vikings depth chart between Jalyn Holmes and Hercules Mata’afa.

With lots of questions at the two guard spots going into this season, fans have found their darling in Olisaemeka Udoh. The hype has been confirmed as real with Udoh sitting as the starter at right guard. Consequently, this move switches Ezra Cleveland to the other side of the line at left guard. Much of the money going into this season was that Wyatt Davis would earn a starting gig, but again, he has not played enough first team snaps. We will see what happens moving forward if/when those increase. For now though, Udoh is the man.

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