{"id":760343,"date":"2026-04-29T02:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760343\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:37:11","slug":"vikings-sign-19-udfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/760343\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Sign 19 UDFAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vikings had six UDFAs make at least 10 appearances in 2025 (WR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PricMy00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Myles<\/strong> <strong>Price<\/strong><\/a>, LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BattTy00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Tyler<\/strong> <strong>Batty<\/strong><\/a>, LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ChamCh01.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Chaz<\/strong> <strong>Chambliss<\/strong><\/a>, OL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HubeJo00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Joe<\/strong> <strong>Huber<\/strong><\/a>, TE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/Y\/YuroBe00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Ben<\/strong> <strong>Yurosek<\/strong><\/a>, LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KeysAu00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Austin<\/strong> <strong>Keys<\/strong><\/a>). The team will be hoping for similar success in 2026, as Minnesota has added 19 undrafted free agents to their squad. The list includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=AlleMa00,AlleMa03&amp;search=Marcus+Allen&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marcus Allen<\/a><\/strong>, CB (North Carolina)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/daveawn-armstead-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Da\u2019Veawn Armstead<\/a><\/strong>, CB (North Texas)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/dillon-bell-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dillon Bell<\/a><\/strong>, WR (Georgia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jordan-botelho-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Jordan Botelho<\/strong><\/a>, OLB (Notre Dame)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tyreek-chappell-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Tyreek Chappell<\/strong><\/a>, CB (Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/monkell-goodwine-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Monkell Goodwine<\/strong><\/a>, DL (South Carolina)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/shaleak-knotts-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Shaleak Knotts<\/strong><\/a>, WR (Maryland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/keli-lawson-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Keli Lawson<\/strong><\/a>, LB (UCF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tristan-leigh-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Tristan Leigh<\/strong><\/a>, OL (Clemson)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delby Lemieux<\/strong>, OL (Dartmouth)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/kejon-owens-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Kejon Owens<\/strong><\/a>, RB (Florida International)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomas Rimac<\/strong>, OL (Virginia Tech)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/marcus-sanders-jr-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marcus Sanders Jr.<\/a><\/strong>, WR (Georgia Southern)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/camron-stewart-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Cam\u2019Ron Stewart<\/strong><\/a>, OLB (Temple)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jacob-thomas-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Jacob Thomas<\/strong><\/a>, S (James Madison)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/brett-thorson-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Brett Thorson<\/strong><\/a>, P (Georgia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/arden-walker-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Arden Walker<\/strong><\/a>, OLB (Colorado)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/scooby-williams-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scooby Williams<\/a><\/strong>, LB (Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/luke-wysong-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Luke Wysong<\/strong><\/a>, WR (Arizona)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of the 19 Vikings signings, four of them came at the wide receiver position. Georgia Southern\u2019s <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/marcus-sanders-jr-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marcus Sanders Jr.<\/a><\/strong> is coming off the most productive 2025 campaign of the bunch, as the wideout hauled in 50 catches for 797 yards and five touchdowns. He entered the season having tallied only 35 catches through his first three collegiate seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/luke-wysong-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Luke<\/strong> <strong>Wysong<\/strong><\/a> is another intriguing addition. The receiver had a standout campaign at New Mexico in 2024, finishing with 840 receiving yards. However, his counting stats took a step back after he transferred to Arizona for the 2025 campaign, when he finished with only 278 receiving yards. Any of the UDFAs could push for a roster spot in a WRs room that lacks convincing depth behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JeffJu00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justin Jefferson<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AddiJo00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Addison<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the Vikings added one of college football\u2019s top punters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/brett-thorson-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Brett<\/strong> <strong>Thorson<\/strong><\/a>. The Georgia product is coming off a 2025 campaign where he earned the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation\u2019s top player at the position. Thorson finished the campaign placing 23 punts inside the 20 while averaging 4.38 seconds of hang time. He\u2019ll be joining a depth chart that\u2019s currently led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HekkJo00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-28_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Johnny<\/strong> <strong>Hekker<\/strong><\/a>. The veteran signed with the Vikings last month following a 2025 campaign in Tennessee that saw him average 40.3 net yards per punt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vikings had six UDFAs make at least 10 appearances in 2025 (WR Myles Price, LB Tyler Batty,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":760344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[43],"tags":[312407,91164,312408,312409,312410,312411,1318,312412,312413,312414,312415,312416,312417,312418,8812,312419,1317,1315,1316,259855,312420,62,312421,1650,312422,161431,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-760343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-arden-walker","tag-brett-thorson","tag-camron-stewart","tag-daveawn-armstead","tag-delby-lemieux","tag-dillon-bell","tag-football","tag-jacob-thomas","tag-jordan-botelho","tag-kejon-owens","tag-keli-lawson","tag-luke-wysong","tag-marcus-allen-north-carolina","tag-marcus-sanders-jr","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-monkell-goodwine","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-scooby-williams","tag-shaleak-knotts","tag-sports","tag-tomas-rimac","tag-transactions","tag-tristan-leigh","tag-tyreek-chappell","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116485676256581073","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/760344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=760343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=760343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}