The Vikings have gone to a youth movement but here is a look at some of the makeup of the roster. The release of Ryan Longwell in the offseason and rookie sensation Blair Walsh is just some of the success in this makeup.
The oldest player on the roster is Antoine Winfield, 35 was born on 6/24/77. The youngest player comes from the 2012 draft, Josh Robinson, 21 born 1/08/91.
The largest player on the team is Phil Loadholt who is 6’8” and weighs in at 343. The smallest player is Antoine Winfield who is 5”9” and weighs in at 180 but as we know he plays huge each week.
Kevin Williams has the most years with the Vikings playing in his 10th season. Antoine Winfield is longest tenure player in the NFL on the team having 14 seasons in.
The University of Notre Dame has the most players on the roster with 5. They are John Sullivan, John Carlson, Kyle Rudolph, Harrison Smith and Robert Blanton.
The Pac 12 conference has the most players on the roster with 10.
The team also has 8 first round draft choices. They are Chad Greenway, Percy Harvin, Matt Kalil, Adrian Peterson, Christian Ponder, Harrison Smith, Kevin Williams and Antoine Winfield. All were Vikings picks but Winfield who went in the first round to the Buffalo Bills.
A note on Matt Kalil and that is he is the leading vote getter for left tackle for the 2013 Pro Bowl thus far.
The Vikings also have 7 coaches who are former NFL players. They are Jeff Davidson, Leslie Frazier, Jimmie Johnson, Bill Musgrave, Fred Pagac, James Saxson and Mike Singletary.
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