2022 Minnesota Vikings season

2022 Minnesota Vikings season
2022 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner	Zygi Wilf
Head coach	Kevin O'Connell
General manager	Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Home field	U.S. Bank Stadium
Uniform

The 2022 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 62nd in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their first under new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and new head coach Kevin O'Connell, following the firings of Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer at the end of the 2021 season.

Draft

2022 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	12	Traded to the Detroit Lions[upper-alpha 1]
1	32	Lewis Cine	S	Georgia	From Rams via Lions[upper-alpha 1]
2	34	Traded to the Green Bay Packers[upper-alpha 2]			From Lions[upper-alpha 1]
	42	Andrew Booth Jr.	CB	Clemson	From Commanders via Colts[upper-alpha 3]
	46	Traded to the Detroit Lions[upper-alpha 1]
	53	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 3]			From Raiders via Packers[upper-alpha 2]
	59	Ed Ingram	G	LSU	From Packers[upper-alpha 2]
3	66	Brian Asamoah	LB	Oklahoma	From Lions[upper-alpha 1]
3	77	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 3]
4	117	Traded to the New York Jets[upper-alpha 4]
	118	Akayleb Evans	CB	Missouri	From Browns[upper-alpha 5]
	122	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders[upper-alpha 6]
5	156	Traded to the Cleveland Browns[upper-alpha 5]
	157	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[upper-alpha 7]
	165	Esezi Otomewo	DE	Minnesota	From Jets[upper-alpha 4]
	169	Ty Chandler	RB	North Carolina	From Jets[upper-alpha 4]
6	184	Vederian Lowe	T	Illinois	From Jets[upper-alpha 4]
	191	Jalen Nailor	WR	Michigan State	From Ravens via Chiefs[upper-alpha 8]
	192	Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 3]
7	233	Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[upper-alpha 8]
	227	Nick Muse	TE	South Carolina	From Panthers vis Raiders[upper-alpha 6]
	250	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders[upper-alpha 6]			From 49ers via Broncos[upper-alpha 9]

Draft trades

The Vikings traded a first- and second-round selection (12th and 46th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Detroit's first-, second-, and third-round selections (32nd, 34th, and 66th overall).[1]
The Vikings traded a second-round selection (34th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two second-round selections (53rd and 59th overall).[1]
The Vikings traded second- and fourth-round selections (42nd and 122nd overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for Indianapolis' second-, third- and sixth-round selections (53rd, 77th and 192nd overall).[2]
The Vikings traded a fourth-round selection (117th overall) to the Jets in exchange for tight end Chris Herndon and a sixth-round selection (184th overall).[3]
The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (156th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection (118th overall).
The Vikings traded a fourth-round selection (122nd overall) and a seventh-round selection (250th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange Las Vegas' fourth-round selection (126th overall) and seventh-round selection (227th overall).
The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) and a 2021 second-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue.[4]
The Vikings traded cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Kansas City's sixth-round selection (191st overall).[5]
The Vikings traded defensive end Stephen Weatherly and a 2023 seventh-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection (250th overall).[6]

2022 Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Mike Brown	S	Miami (OH)	[7]
Thomas Hennigan	WR	Appalachian State	[7]
Bryant Koback	RB	Toledo	[7]
Zach McCloud	OLB	Miami	[7]
Josh Sokol	C	Sacred Heart	[7]
Tyarise Stevenson	DT	Tulsa	[7]
Tré Turner	WR	Virginia Tech	[7]
Luiji Vilain	OLB	Wake Forest	[7]
Ryan Wright	P	Tulane	[7]

Staff

Head coach

On January 10, 2022, the Vikings fired head coach Mike Zimmer, who had led the team to two NFC North titles and three NFL playoffs appearances in his eight years in charge.[8] On February 16, 2022, former Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell was named the 10th head coach in franchise history.[9]

General manager

The Minnesota Vikings fired tenth-year general manager Rick Spielman on January 10, 2022, who most notably led the organization to draft Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, Harrison Smith, Teddy Bridgewater, and Anthony Barr among other draftees.[8] Below were the current candidates for the position, and the Vikings hired Cleveland Browns VP of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on January 26, 2022.[10] Initially, Adofo-Mensah and Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles were the finalists for the general manager position. However, Poles withdrew on January 25, 2022 for the general manager position at the Chicago Bears, which ultimately resulted Adofo-Mensah on being hired.[11][12]

Current roster

**Minnesota Vikings roster**
Quarterbacks 8 Kirk Cousins 14 Sean Mannion 11 Kellen Mond -- Nate Stanley Running backs -- Ty Chandler 4 Dalvin Cook 30 C. J. Ham FB -- Bryant Koback 25 Alexander Mattison 26 Kene Nwangwu KR 36 A. J. Rose Wide receivers 85 Dan Chisena -- Thomas Hennigan 9 Trishton Jackson 18 Justin Jefferson 81 Bisi Johnson 87 Myron Mitchell -- Jalen Nailor 17 K. J. Osborn 13 Blake Proehl 15 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 19 Adam Thielen -- Tré Turner Tight ends 40 Zach Davidson 82 Ben Ellefson -- Johnny Mundt -- Nick Muse 84 Irv Smith Jr.		Offensive linemen 56 Garrett Bradbury C 64 Blake Brandel T 72 Ezra Cleveland G 71 Christian Darrisaw T -- Jesse Davis G 51 Wyatt Davis G 68 Kyle Hinton G -- Ed Ingram G -- Vederian Lowe T 75 Brian O'Neill T 61 Timon Parris T -- Chris Reed G -- Austin Schlottmann G -- Josh Sokol C 74 Oli Udoh G Defensive linemen 99 Danielle Hunter DE 93 Patrick Jones II DE 92 James Lynch DT 91 T. Y. McGill DT -- Esezi Otomewo DE -- Harrison Phillips DT 95 Janarius Robinson DE 66 Jordon Scott DT 50 T. J. Smith DT -- Tyarise Stevenson DT -- Jullian Taylor DT 94 Dalvin Tomlinson DT 76 Jaylen Twyman DT 96 Armon Watts DT 79 Kenny Willekes DE 98 D. J. Wonnum DE		Linebackers -- Brian Asamoah MLB 47 Tuf Borland OLB 57 Ryan Connelly OLB 45 Troy Dye MLB -- Jordan Hicks MLB 54 Eric Kendricks MLB 48 Blake Lynch OLB -- Zach McCloud OLB -- Za'Darius Smith OLB 41 Chazz Surratt OLB -- Luiji Vilain OLB Defensive backs -- Andrew Booth Jr. CB 29 Kris Boyd CB -- Mike Brown SS 43 Camryn Bynum SS -- Lewis Cine SS 3 Cameron Dantzler CB 46 Myles Dorn FS -- Akayleb Evans CB -- Nate Hairston CB 20 Harrison Hand CB 44 Josh Metellus SS 39 Parry Nickerson CB 7 Patrick Peterson CB 22 Harrison Smith SS 5 Tye Smith CB -- Chandon Sullivan CB Special teams -- Jordan Berry P 42 Andrew DePaola LS 1 Greg Joseph K -- Ryan Wright P				Unrestricted FAs 24 Mackensie Alexander CB 55 Anthony Barr OLB 12 Chad Beebe WR 31 Wayne Gallman RB 97 Everson Griffen DE 89 Chris Herndon TE 69 Rashod Hill T 90 Sheldon Richardson DT 35 Luke Stocker TE 12 Dede Westbrook WR/PR Rookies in italics Roster updated May 1, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 89 active, 10 free agent(s), 10 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2022 opponents

In addition to their usual six games home and away against their NFC North rivals, the Vikings will also play games against each of the teams from the NFC East and the AFC East, as well as the two teams that, like the Vikings, finished in second place in their divisions in the NFC West and NFC South in 2021: the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings' final game will be against the Indianapolis Colts, one of the second-placed teams from the American Football Conference (AFC) whom they were not originally scheduled to play in 2022.[13] Exact dates and times will be announced on May 12.[14]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers
Conference opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Arizona Cardinals	New Orleans Saints
Interconference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	Indianapolis Colts	N/A

References

"2022 NFL draft trade tracker: Every deal for a first-round pick". ESPN.com. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
Schultheis, Luke (April 29, 2022). "Colts Trade Down From 42nd Overall Pick For 53rd Overall Pick, Extra 3rd Round Pick in Package From Vikings". Stampede Blue. Vox Media. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
"Vikings acquiring TE Chris Herndon from Jets in trade following Irv Smith Jr.'s knee injury". NFL.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
"Jaguars agree to trade DE Yannick Ngakoue to Vikings". ESPN. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
Gordon, Grant (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings CB Mike Hughes". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
Legwold, Jeff (October 23, 2021). "Short-handed Denver Broncos send draft choice to Minnesota Vikings for Stephen Weatherly". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
"Vikings Agree to Terms with Nine Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
"Vikings fire head coach Mike Zimmer, GM Rick Spielman". National Football League. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
"Minnesota Vikings Name Kevin O'Connell 10th Head Coach In Franchise History". vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
"Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Named New Vikings General Manager". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
"What to know about the two finalists for the Minnesota Vikings' general manager opening". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
"Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
Peters, Craig (January 9, 2022). "Minnesota Vikings 2022 Opponents Determined". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
"2022 NFL Schedule powered by AWS to be released on Thursday, May 12". NFL. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.

External links

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[Lions-2] The Vikings traded a first- and second-round selection (12th and 46th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Detroit's first-, second-, and third-round selections (32nd, 34th, and 66th overall).[1]

[Packers-3] The Vikings traded a second-round selection (34th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two second-round selections (53rd and 59th overall).[1]

[Colts-5] The Vikings traded second- and fourth-round selections (42nd and 122nd overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for Indianapolis' second-, third- and sixth-round selections (53rd, 77th and 192nd overall).[2]

[Jets-7] The Vikings traded a fourth-round selection (117th overall) to the Jets in exchange for tight end Chris Herndon and a sixth-round selection (184th overall).[3]

[Browns-8] The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (156th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection (118th overall).

[Raiders-9] The Vikings traded a fourth-round selection (122nd overall) and a seventh-round selection (250th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange Las Vegas' fourth-round selection (126th overall) and seventh-round selection (227th overall).

[Jaguars-11] The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) and a 2021 second-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue.[4]

[Chiefs-13] The Vikings traded cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Kansas City's sixth-round selection (191st overall).[5]

[Broncos-15] The Vikings traded defensive end Stephen Weatherly and a 2023 seventh-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection (250th overall).[6]

[2022TradeTracker-1] "2022 NFL draft trade tracker: Every deal for a first-round pick". ESPN.com. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[4] Schultheis, Luke (April 29, 2022). "Colts Trade Down From 42nd Overall Pick For 53rd Overall Pick, Extra 3rd Round Pick in Package From Vikings". Stampede Blue. Vox Media. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[6] "Vikings acquiring TE Chris Herndon from Jets in trade following Irv Smith Jr.'s knee injury". NFL.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[NgakoueTrade-10] "Jaguars agree to trade DE Yannick Ngakoue to Vikings". ESPN. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[MikeHughesTrade-12] Gordon, Grant (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings CB Mike Hughes". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[14] Legwold, Jeff (October 23, 2021). "Short-handed Denver Broncos send draft choice to Minnesota Vikings for Stephen Weatherly". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[udfa-16] "Vikings Agree to Terms with Nine Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[MinFOchanges-17] "Vikings fire head coach Mike Zimmer, GM Rick Spielman". National Football League. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[18] "Minnesota Vikings Name Kevin O'Connell 10th Head Coach In Franchise History". vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[MINhireGM-19] "Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Named New Vikings General Manager". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[20] "What to know about the two finalists for the Minnesota Vikings' general manager opening". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[CHIhireGM-21] "Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[22] Peters, Craig (January 9, 2022). "Minnesota Vikings 2022 Opponents Determined". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[23] "2022 NFL Schedule powered by AWS to be released on Thursday, May 12". NFL. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.

Minnesota Vikings
Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota
Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft Broadcasters
Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium
Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal How I Met Your Mother "Little Minnesota" "Tailgate" Cheerleaders Truth Hurts (song)
Lore	The Wrong Way Run Hail Mary Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Santa Claus game Miracle at the Met Gary Anderson's missed field goal 2010 Metrodome roof collapse Minneapolis Miracle
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints
Division championships (20)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015 2017
Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976
League championships (1)	1969
Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

**Minnesota Vikings staff**

	Front office Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf Owner/president – Mark Wilf Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski Co-director of player personnel – Jamaal Stephenson Co-director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton Director of pro scouting – Reed Burckhardt Director of analytics – Scott Kuhn Senior football advisor – Ryan Grigson Consultant – Bud Grant Head coaches Head coach – Kevin O'Connell Assistant head coach – Mike Pettine Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips Quarterbacks – Chris O'Hara Assistant quarterbacks – Jerrod Johnson Running backs/run game coordinator – Curtis Modkins Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino Tight ends/passing game coordinator – Brian Angelichio Offensive line – Chris Kuper Assistant offensive line – Justin Rascati Pass game specialist/game management coordinator – Ryan Cordell Offensive quality control – Derron Montgomery	Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive line – Chris Rumph Assistant defensive line – A'Lique Terry Outside linebackers/pass rush specialist – Mike Smith Inside linebackers – Greg Manusky Assistant linebackers – Sam Siefkes Defensive backs – Daronte Jones Assistant defensive backs/safeties – Roy Anderson Defensive quality control – Steve Donatell Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels Assistant special teams – Ben Kotwica Support staff Assistant to the head coach/special projects – Grant Udinski Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Josh Hingst Assistant strength and conditioning – Derik Keyes Assistant strength and conditioning – Marquis Johnson → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Minnesota Vikings seasons
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates Super Bowl (1966–) appearance