The Vikings go into camp with 80 men on their roster, and will have to trim that to 53 by the time the season starts.A The current position-by-position breakdown follows the jump (depth chart positions subject to debate in some cases; starters in italics):
Offense
Quarterback
Tarvaris Jackson
Gus Frerotte
John David Booty
Brooks Bollinger
Running Back
Adrian Peterson
Chester Taylor
Maurice Hicks
Albert Young
Fullback
Thomas Tapeh
Jeff Dugan
Naufahu Tahi
Tackle
Ryan Cook
Bryant McKinnie
Marcus Johnson
Chase Johnson
Drew Radovich
Guard
Steve Hutchinson
Anthony Herrera
Artis Hicks
Brian Daniels
Mike Jones
Center
Matt Birk
John Sullivan
Dan Mozes
Tim Mattran
Tight End
Visanthe Shiancoe
Jim Kleinsasser
Garrett Mills
Braden Jones
Wide Receiver
Bernard Berrian
Bobby Wade
Sidney Rice
Robert Ferguson
Aundrae Allison
Jaymar Johnson
Martin Nance
Nate Jones
Darius Reynaud
Daniel Davis
Defense/Special Teams
Defensive End
Jared Allen
Ray Edwards
Brian Robison
Jayme Mitchell
Ellis Wyms
Otis Grigsby
Martail Burnett
Defensive Tackle
Kevin Williams
Pat Williams
Fred Evans
Letroy Guiron
Kenderick Allen
Leger Douzable
Linebacker
E.J. Henderson
Ben Leber
Chad Greenway
Heath Farwell
Vinny Ciurciu
Derrick Pope
Rufus Alexander
David Herron
Erin Henderson
Jeremy Leman
Cornerback
Antoine Winfield
Cedric Griffin
Marcus McCauley
Charles Gordon
Benny Sapp
Dee McCann
Marcus Walker
Brandon Sumrall
Safety
Darren Sharper
Madieu Williams
Michael Boulware
Tyrell Johnson
Eric Frampton
Jusain Abdullah
Kicker
Ryan Longwell
Steven Hauschka
Punter
Chris Kluwe
Long Snapper
Cullen Loeffler
Hard to find any real positional battles there.A The best one is probably at tight end, where I'm hoping Garrett Mills, who showed flashes in the final game of last season, will push Visanthe Shiancoe.A Maybe Marcus McCauley or Charles Gordon can make things uncomfortable for Cedric Griffin?A Everything else looks set, barring injury or guys suddenly forgetting how to play.A I'll continue to update this as camp progresses, reflecting cuts, and any changes in depth chart position.
Offense
Quarterback
Tarvaris Jackson
Gus Frerotte
John David Booty
Brooks Bollinger
Running Back
Adrian Peterson
Chester Taylor
Maurice Hicks
Albert Young
Fullback
Thomas Tapeh
Jeff Dugan
Naufahu Tahi
Tackle
Ryan Cook
Bryant McKinnie
Marcus Johnson
Chase Johnson
Drew Radovich
Guard
Steve Hutchinson
Anthony Herrera
Artis Hicks
Brian Daniels
Mike Jones
Center
Matt Birk
John Sullivan
Dan Mozes
Tim Mattran
Tight End
Visanthe Shiancoe
Jim Kleinsasser
Garrett Mills
Braden Jones
Wide Receiver
Bernard Berrian
Bobby Wade
Sidney Rice
Robert Ferguson
Aundrae Allison
Jaymar Johnson
Martin Nance
Nate Jones
Darius Reynaud
Daniel Davis
Defense/Special Teams
Defensive End
Jared Allen
Ray Edwards
Brian Robison
Jayme Mitchell
Ellis Wyms
Otis Grigsby
Martail Burnett
Defensive Tackle
Kevin Williams
Pat Williams
Fred Evans
Letroy Guiron
Kenderick Allen
Leger Douzable
Linebacker
E.J. Henderson
Ben Leber
Chad Greenway
Heath Farwell
Vinny Ciurciu
Derrick Pope
Rufus Alexander
David Herron
Erin Henderson
Jeremy Leman
Cornerback
Antoine Winfield
Cedric Griffin
Marcus McCauley
Charles Gordon
Benny Sapp
Dee McCann
Marcus Walker
Brandon Sumrall
Safety
Darren Sharper
Madieu Williams
Michael Boulware
Tyrell Johnson
Eric Frampton
Jusain Abdullah
Kicker
Ryan Longwell
Steven Hauschka
Punter
Chris Kluwe
Long Snapper
Cullen Loeffler
Hard to find any real positional battles there.A The best one is probably at tight end, where I'm hoping Garrett Mills, who showed flashes in the final game of last season, will push Visanthe Shiancoe.A Maybe Marcus McCauley or Charles Gordon can make things uncomfortable for Cedric Griffin?A Everything else looks set, barring injury or guys suddenly forgetting how to play.A I'll continue to update this as camp progresses, reflecting cuts, and any changes in depth chart position.
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