Roster cut tracker (Cut down day!)

Murphy getting released is a major surprise

Vaughn dropped. Ok that means there is a Cornerback signing or trade forth coming.

StickierBuns wrote:
VikingzFanPage @vikingzfanpage · 9m The #Vikings have “not made much progress” for a potential trade for #Panthers WR Adam Thielen, and it’s looking like it “won’t happen,” per @AdamSchefter Schefter mentioned KJ Osborn being a potential pivot option for Minnesota. · 7m “They need to come up with another receiver or TWO here to help out JJ McCarthy.” @AdamSchefter via the @PatMcAfeeShow

#Vikings current CB room:

• Byron Murphy Jr
• Isaiah Rodgers
• Dwight McGlothern
• Jeff Okudah

So... Good thing our front 7 is LOADED because that CB room is sketchy...  and I'm actually a McGlothern fan.

Looks like 3 UDFA's made the roster. Surprisingly 1 is not Gabe Murphy

Brosmer QB (massive find could be backup QB in a year)
Joe Huber OL
Chaz Chambliss LB/DE (beat out Murphy)

That is a very good turn out. If Brosmer becomes a backup QB could be as good or even a better find than Ivan Pace. We keep finding diamonds in the UDFA's.

That's down to 68 by my count...15 more to go.
I think I've identified the last 15 cuts...we'll see what my batting average is when the rest roll in this afternoon.

Chambliss flashed during the preseason, but so did Murphy. Gotta trust BFlo on this one.

Bunsen82 wrote:
Looks like 3 UDFA's made the roster.  Surprisingly 1 is not Gabe Murphy

Brosmer  QB  (massive find could be backup QB in a year)
Joe Huber OL
Chaz Chambliss LB/DE (beat out Murphy) 

That is a very good turn out.  If Brosmer becomes a backup QB could be as good or even a better find than Ivan Pace.  We keep finding diamonds in the UDFA's.

Add Myles Price who looks like he made the 53 squad as a returner.

Source: #Vikings UDFA WR/return specialist Myles Price made the 53-man roster.

Price had the second-highest PFF grade (79.9) as a kickoff/punt returner during the preseason. pic.twitter.com/AiWhVT7VtU

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 26, 2025

Bartholomew out for the year on season ending IR.

Bunsen82 wrote:
Looks like 3 UDFA's made the roster.  Surprisingly 1 is not Gabe Murphy

Brosmer  QB  (massive find could be backup QB in a year)
Joe Huber OL
Chaz Chambliss LB/DE (beat out Murphy) 

That is a very good turn out.  If Brosmer becomes a backup QB could be as good or even a better find than Ivan Pace.  We keep finding diamonds in the UDFA's.

Looks like Elijah Williams also made it to the 53....that's 5 UDFAs.  Not as big a story as normal in that we didn't have a lot of draft picks.

badgervike wrote:

Add Myles Price who looks like he made the 53 squad as a returner.

Maybe one more. Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen Elijah Williams' name on the cut list yet.

NorseFeathers wrote:

Maybe one more. Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen Elijah Williams' name on the cut list yet.

Beat you to it (see above).  Looks like he made the roster.

badgervike wrote:

Beat you to it (see above).  Looks like he made the roster.

Add one more UDFA.  Total 6. Yurosek appears to have made the squad (assisted by Bartholomew's season ending injury)

6 UDFA's made the initial roster?

Max Brosmer QB
Joe Huber OL
Chaz Chambliss LB/DE
Ben Yurosek TE
Myles Price WR/Return
Elijah Williams DL

For all of the "but what about his first two drafts", questions, this has to be some kind of record.
Kwesi uses all the tools to build the roster.
The draft is only one. Free Agency, UDFA's are the other and frankly, he has knocked it out of the park on those other two methods.

Montana Tom wrote:
6 UDFA's made the initial roster?

Max Brosmer QB
Joe Huber OL
Chaz Chambliss LB/DE
Ben Yurosek TE
Myles Price WR/Return
Elijah Williams DL

For all of the "but what about his first two drafts", questions, this has to be some kind of record. 
Kwesi uses all the tools to build the roster.
The draft is only one.  Free Agency, UDFA's are the other and frankly, he has knocked it out of the park on those other two methods.

In fairness, when you only have 4 draft picks with 1 injured..some UDFA's are going to make the squad.

Here's the final 53

https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-moves-initial-53-man-waived-injured-2025

Here's the first look at which Vikings are on the initial 53-man roster for 2025, which includes 25 players on offense, 25 on defense and three specialists.

Note: Players listed first at each position correspond with starters on the most recent unofficial depth chart, which will be updated for Week 1. All other players are listed alphabetically by last name.

Quarterbacks (3)
J.J. McCarthy, Max Brosmer and Carson Wentz

Running backs (4)
Aaron Jones, Sr.; Ty Chandler, Jordan Mason and Zavier Scott

Fullback (0)
Note: C.J. Ham was placed on Injured Reserve — Designated for Return on Tuesday.

Receivers (5)
Justin Jefferson and Jalen Nailor; Tai Felton, Tim Jones and Myles Price

Tight ends (3)
T.J. Hockenson; Josh Oliver and Ben Yurosek

Offensive line (10)
LT Christian Darrisaw; LG Donovan Jackson; C Ryan Kelly; RG Will Fries; RT Brian O'Neill; Blake Brandel, Joe Huber, Michael Jurgens, Walter Rouse and Justin Skule

Defensive line (6)
Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave and Jalen Redmond; Ty Ingram-Dawkins, Levi Drake Rodriguez and Elijah Williams

Outside linebackers (5)
Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel; Chaz Chambliss, Bo Richter and Dallas Turner

Note: Tyler Batty was placed on Injured Reserve — Designated for Return on Tuesday.

Inside linebackers (5)
Blake Cashman and Ivan Pace, Jr.; Austin Keys, Kobe King and Eric Wilson

Cornerbacks (4)
Byron Murphy, Jr., and Isaiah Rodgers; Dwight McGlothern, Jr., and Jeff Okudah

Safeties (5)
Joshua Metellus and Harrison Smith; Theo Jackson, Tavierre Thomas and Jay Ward

Specialists (3)
Long snapper Andrew DePaola; Kicker Will Reichard; Punter Ryan Wright

The Vikings waived the following 15 players:
WR Dontae Fleming
S Kahlef Hailassie
CB Zemaiah Vaughn
S Gervarrius Owens
TE Bryson Nesbit
RB Xazavian Valladay
LB Dorian Mausi
OLB Gabriel Murphy
G Vershon Lee
G Henry Byrd
OL Michael Gonzalez
WR Lucky Jackson
WR Jeshaun Jones
WR Thayer Thomas
DL Taki Taimani

Minnesota terminated the contracts of the following four players:
CB Ambry Thomas
TE Nick Vannett
TE Giovanni Ricci
DL Jonathan Harris

The Vikings placed the following two players on Injured Reserve/Designated for Return:
FB C.J. Ham
OLB Tyler Batty

Minnesota placed the following player on Reserve/Suspended:
WR Jordan Addison (three games)

The Vikings moved the following player from Active/Physically Unable to Perform to Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform:
TE Gavin Bartholomew

Add Austin Keys, another UDFA.

Pretty interesting final roster...lots of changes to be made in the next day or so, still

Lucky Jackson waived along with Jeshaun Jones and Thayer. Guessing we'll see some new/familiar receivers after all the roster cuts. Myles Price as the returner costs a WR roster spot and Addison suspended along with Speedy's injury...could be pretty thin in the WR room.

badgervike wrote:
Lucky Jackson waived along with Jeshaun Jones and Thayer.  Guessing we'll see some new/familiar receivers after all the roster cuts.  Myles Price as the returner costs a WR roster spot and Addison suspended along with Speedy's injury...could be pretty thin in the WR room.

Could be?  We are pretty thin.

Expect some big WR moves in the next 48 hours.
Sounds like Carolina doesn't want to move off Thielen...so that is off the table (until it isn't)

Montana Tom wrote:

Could be?  We are pretty thin.

Expect some big WR moves in the next 48 hours.
Sounds like Carolina doesn't want to move off Thielen...so that is off the table (until it isn't)

Thielen's wife put it in God's hands..

Adam Thielen’s wife via IG: pic.twitter.com/zvVMOquCpe

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) August 26, 2025

badgervike wrote:

Thielen's wife put it in God's hands..

Adam Thielen’s wife via IG: pic.twitter.com/zvVMOquCpe

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) August 26, 2025

I respect Mrs Thielen’s beliefs but I don’t think God has anything to do with where Adam Thielen plays football. Reminds me of the story about Abraham Lincoln. One of his advisors told him before the Civil War— not to worry—he said “ you’ve got God on your side.”  Lincoln said “ well, I’m grateful I have God on my side, but I MUST have Kentucky.”

7 UDFA make the team. Good work by them.

Surprised by the lack of another WR making the team. Thought Lucky showed well enough, but I wager we are keeping that 6th spot open for a signing tomorrow.