The Minnesota Vikings are on to the next portion of the offseason after selecting seven players in the 2024 NFL Draft and signing 17 undrafted free agents afterward. There are a lot of questions about how the Vikings will approach the rest of the offseason, especially with the potential of signing players after the end of the compensatory formula.
When taking a look at the Vikings defense, it's a unit that will look significantly different in the front seven. Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel, Blake Cashman and Jerry Tillery are all projected starters who signed this offseason. Will that end up working to the Vikings benefit this year? Only time will tell.
To pair with the offensive depth chart, here is the projected defensive depth chart for the Vikings.
Post NFL Draft Vikings defense depth chart
Defensive end
- Jonathan Bullard
- Jerry Tillery
- Jaquelin Roy
- Jonah Williams
- Tyler Manoa
Nose tackle
- Harrison Phillips
- Levi Drake Williams
- Taki Taimani
Outside linebacker
- Jonathan Greenard
- Andrew Van Ginkel
- Dallas Turner
- Jihad Ward
- Pat Jones II
- Andre Carter II
- Gabriel Murphy
- Bo Richter
- Owen Porter
Inside linebacker
- Blake Cashman
- Ivan Pace Jr.
- Brian Asamoah II
- Kamu Grugier-Hill
- Abraham Beauplan
- Dallas Gant
- KJ Cloyd
- Donovan Manuel
Cornerback
- Byron Murphy Jr.
- Akayleb Evans
- Mekhi Blackmon
- Andrew Booth Jr.
- Shaq Griffin
- Khyree Jackson
- Joejuan Williams
- Jaylin Williams
- A.J. Green
- Dwight McGlothern
- NaJee Thompson
Safety
- Harrison Smith
- Camryn Bynum
- Josh Metellus
- Theo Jackson
- Lewis Cine
- Jay Ward
