Go deep on Vikings roster: Each player's contract status, salary cap hit

Eight players have a 2023 cap hit of more than $10 million, led by Kirk Cousins at $36.3 million.

February 6, 2023 at 1:43PM
Wide receiver Adam Thielen left the field after the Vikings beat the Bears on Jan. 8 in Chicago. Thielen is carrying a 2023 salary cap hit of $19.97 million. (Anthony Souffle, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here is a position-by-position look at the Vikings' roster, with each player's contract status or 2023 salary cap hit in parentheses. Players who will be free agents in March are in bold:

QB
Kirk Cousins ($36.3 million)
Nick Mullens (unrestricted free agent)

RB
Dalvin Cook ($14.1 million)
Alexander Mattison (UFA)
Kene Nwangwu ($1.13 million)
Ty Chandler ($944,710)
C.J. Ham ($3.8 million)

WR
Justin Jefferson ($4.18 million)
Adam Thielen ($19.97 million)
K.J. Osborn ($2.81 million)
Jalen Reagor ($2.42 million)
Jalen Nailor ($915,165)
Trishton Jackson ($870,000)
Blake Proehl ($870,000)
Thomas Hennigan ($750,000)
Bisi Johnson (UFA)
TE
T.J. Hockenson ($9.39 million)
Irv Smith (UFA)
Johnny Mundt ($1.23 million)
Nick Muse ($870,000)
Ben Ellefson (RFA)

OL
Christian Darrisaw ($3.64 million)
Ezra Cleveland ($3.39 million)
Garrett Bradbury (UFA)
Ed Ingram ($1.36 million)
Brian O'Neill ($19.66 million)
Chris Reed ($2.75 million)
Austin Schlottmann (UFA)
Oli Udoh (UFA)
Blake Brandel (exclusive rights free agent)
Vederian Lowe ($919,468)
Josh Sokol ($750,000)

DL
Jonathan Bullard (UFA)
Harrison Phillips ($6.83 million)
Dalvin Tomlinson (UFA)
Khyiris Tonga (ERFA)
D.J. Wonnum ($2.93 million)
Ross Blacklock ($1.69 million)
Patrick Jones ($1.33 million)
James Lynch ($1.18 million)
Esezi Otomewo ($947,262)
Sheldon Day ($940,000)
Curtis Weaver ($750,000)
T.J. Smith ($750,000)
Kenny Williekes (restricted free agent)

LB
Za'Darius Smith ($15.49 million)
Danielle Hunter ($13.12 million)
Eric Kendricks ($11.43 million)
Jordan Hicks ($6.5 million)
Brian Asamoah ($1.25 million)
Troy Dye ($1.18 million)
Luiji Vilian ($876,666)
William Kwenkeu ($870,000)
Benton Whitley ($750,000)

CB
Patrick Peterson (UFA)
Duke Shelley (UFA)
Chandon Sullivan (UFA)
Cameron Dantzler ($2.97 million)
Andrew Booth ($1.89 million)
Kris Boyd (UFA)
Akayleb Evans ($1.06 million)
Tay Gowan ($940,000)
Kalon Barnes ($870,000)
S
Harrison Smith ($19.13 million)
Camryn Bynum ($1.13 million)
Lewis Cine ($2.61 million)
Josh Metellus ($1.01 million)
Theo Jackson ($870,000)

K
Greg Joseph (UFA)

P
Ryan Wright ($871,666)

LS
Andrew DePaola (UFA)


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Ben Goessling

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Ben Goessling has covered the Vikings since 2012, first at the Pioneer Press and ESPN before becoming the Minnesota Star Tribune's lead Vikings reporter in 2017. He was named one of the top NFL beat writers by the Pro Football Writers of America in 2024, after honors in the AP Sports Editors and National Headliner Awards contests in 2023.

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