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The old saying goes that you can't tell who's who without a program. But, for those of us that are going to be watching tonight's pre-season opener on television and don't readily have access to a program, we need a way to recognize who the guys on the field from about the second quarter or so onward are.
Have no fear, because we have you covered. Here's the full roster for the Minnesota Vikings going into this evening's tilt with the Houston Texans, sorted in numerical order. Greg Childs is not listed, as he is on the Physically Unable to Perform List at the present time.
Enjoy, folks! We're a little more than two hours away from kickoff.
| # | NAME | POS. | HT. | WT. | AGE | EXP. | COLLEGE |
| 3 | Walsh, Blair | K | 5'10" | 192 | 23 | 2 | Georgia |
| 4 | Bethel-Thompson, McLeod | QB | 6'4" | 230 | 25 | 2 | Sacramento State |
| 7 | Ponder, Christian | QB | 6'2" | 229 | 25 | 3 | Florida State |
| 8 | Highsmith, Erik | WR | 6'3" | 190 | 22 | 0 | North Carolina |
| 11 | Burton, Stephen | WR | 6'1" | 221 | 23 | 3 | West Texas A&M |
| 12 | Locke, Jeff | P | 6'0" | 209 | 23 | 0 | UCLA |
| 12 | Vandenberg, James | QB | 6'3" | 212 | 23 | 0 | Iowa |
| 14 | Webb, Joe | WR | 6'4" | 220 | 26 | 4 | UAB |
| 15 | Jennings, Greg | WR | 5'11" | 198 | 29 | 8 | Western Michigan |
| 16 | Cassel, Matt | QB | 6'4" | 230 | 31 | 9 | USC |
| 17 | Wright, Jarius | WR | 5'10" | 180 | 23 | 2 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Summers, Chris | WR | 6'5" | 213 | 24 | 1 | Liberty |
| 19 | Thielen, Adam | WR | 6'3" | 200 | 22 | 0 | Minnesota State |
| 20 | Cook, Chris | CB | 6'2" | 212 | 26 | 4 | Virginia |
| 21 | Robinson, Josh | CB | 5'10" | 199 | 22 | 2 | Central Florida |
| 22 | Smith, Harrison | S | 6'2" | 214 | 24 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 23 | Banyard, Joe | RB | 5'11" | 213 | 24 | 1 | Texas-El Paso |
| 24 | Jefferson, A.J. | CB | 6'1" | 190 | 25 | 4 | Fresno State |
| 25 | Williams, Roderick | CB | 5'10" | 180 | 26 | 0 | Alcorn State |
| 26 | Lacey, Jacob | CB | 5'10" | 177 | 26 | 5 | Oklahoma State |
| 27 | Burton, Brandon | CB | 5'11" | 190 | 24 | 3 | Utah |
| 28 | Peterson, Adrian | RB | 6'1" | 217 | 28 | 7 | Oklahoma |
| 29 | Rhodes, Xavier | CB | 6'1" | 215 | 23 | 0 | Florida State |
| 30 | McCoy, Greg | CB | 5'10" | 178 | 24 | 1 | TCU |
| 31 | Felder, Bobby | CB | 6'1" | 200 | 22 | 1 | Nicholls State |
| 32 | Gerhart, Toby | RB | 6'0" | 231 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 33 | Sanford, Jamarca | S | 5'10" | 200 | 27 | 5 | Mississippi |
| 34 | Sendejo, Andrew | S | 6'1" | 225 | 25 | 3 | Rice |
| 35 | Sherels, Marcus | CB | 5'10" | 175 | 25 | 3 | Minnesota |
| 36 | Blanton, Robert | S | 6'1" | 200 | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 37 | Bishop, Brandan | S | 6'2" | 205 | 22 | 0 | North Carolina State |
| 38 | Randle, Bradley | RB | 5'7" | 190 | 22 | 0 | UNLV |
| 40 | Ellison, Rhett | TE | 6'5" | 250 | 24 | 2 | USC |
| 41 | Raymond, Mistral | S | 6'1" | 202 | 24 | 3 | South Florida |
| 42 | Felton, Jerome | FB | 6'0" | 246 | 27 | 6 | Furman |
| 43 | Williams, Jerodis | RB | 5'11" | 185 | 22 | 0 | Furman |
| 45 | Anderson, Colin | TE | 6'5" | 200 | 23 | 0 | Furman |
| 46 | Loeffler, Cullen | LS | 6'1" | 241 | 32 | 10 | Texas |
| 48 | Asiata, Matt | RB | 5'11" | 220 | 26 | 2 | Utah |
| 48 | Line, Zach | FB | 6'1" | 230 | 23 | 0 | SMU |
| 49 | Eubanks, Darius | S | 6'1" | 215 | 22 | 0 | Georgia Southern |
| 50 | Henderson, Erin | LB | 6'3" | 244 | 27 | 5 | Maryland |
| 51 | Dean, Larry | LB | 6'0" | 226 | 25 | 3 | Valdosta State |
| 52 | Greenway, Chad | LB | 6'2" | 242 | 30 | 8 | Iowa |
| 54 | Hodges, Gerald | LB | 6'2" | 233 | 22 | 0 | Penn State |
| 55 | Mitchell, Marvin | LB | 6'3" | 249 | 28 | 7 | Tennessee |
| 56 | Mauti, Michael | LB | 6'2" | 243 | 23 | 0 | Penn State |
| 57 | Cole, Audie | LB | 6'5" | 239 | 24 | 2 | North Carolina St. |
| 58 | McKenzie, Tyrone | OLB | 6'2" | 245 | 27 | 3 | South Florida |
| 59 | Bishop, Desmond | LB | 6'2" | 238 | 29 | 7 | California |
| 60 | Baca, Jeff | G | 6'3" | 302 | 23 | 0 | UCLA |
| 60 | Keglar, Stanford | LB | 6'2" | 250 | 28 | 4 | Purdue |
| 61 | Berger, Joe | OL | 6'5" | 315 | 31 | 9 | Michigan Tech |
| 62 | Baker, Chase | DT | 6'1" | 298 | 25 | 1 | Boise State |
| 63 | Fusco, Brandon | OL | 6'4" | 306 | 23 | 3 | Slippery Rock |
| 64 | Jackson, Marquis | DE | 6'5" | 260 | 23 | 0 | Portland State |
| 64 | Wentz, Camden | C | 6'3" | 301 | 22 | 0 | North Carolina State |
| 65 | Sullivan, John | C | 6'4" | 301 | 28 | 6 | Notre Dame |
| 66 | Holmes, Tyler | OL | 6'1" | 0 | 25 | 1 | Tulsa |
| 67 | Ukwu, Collins | DE | 6'5" | 258 | 23 | 0 | Kentucky |
| 68 | Murphy, Kevin | T | 6'7" | 295 | 23 | 1 | Harvard |
| 69 | Allen, Jared | DE | 6'6" | 270 | 31 | 10 | Idaho State |
| 71 | Loadholt, Phil | T | 6'8" | 343 | 27 | 5 | Oklahoma |
| 72 | Olsen, Seth | G | 6'5" | 312 | 27 | 4 | Iowa |
| 73 | Love, DeMarcus | T | 6'4" | 315 | 25 | 2 | Arkansas |
| 74 | Johnson, Charlie | OT | 6'4" | 305 | 29 | 8 | Oklahoma State |
| 75 | Kalil, Matt | OT | 6'7" | 295 | 24 | 2 | USC |
| 76 | Bond, Travis | G | 6'6" | 329 | 22 | 0 | North Carolina |
| 76 | McCloud, Anthony | DT | 6'5" | 322 | 24 | 0 | Florida State |
| 78 | Kropog, Troy | OL | 6'6" | 308 | 27 | 4 | Tulane |
| 79 | Dawkins, Everett | DT | 6'2" | 292 | 23 | 0 | Florida State |
| 79 | Keith, Brandon | T | 6'5" | 343 | 28 | 4 | Northern Iowa |
| 81 | Simpson, Jerome | WR | 6'2" | 190 | 27 | 6 | Coastal Carolina |
| 82 | Rudolph, Kyle | TE | 6'6" | 259 | 23 | 3 | Notre Dame |
| 83 | Smith, Rodney | WR | 6'6" | 219 | 23 | 0 | Florida State |
| 84 | Patterson, Cordarrelle | WR | 6'3" | 205 | 22 | 0 | Tennessee |
| 86 | Ford, Chase | TE | 6'6" | 245 | 23 | 1 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 87 | Brown, LaMark | WR | 6'3" | 225 | 24 | 1 | Minnesota State-Mankato |
| 89 | Carlson, John | TE | 6'5" | 251 | 29 | 5 | Notre Dame |
| 90 | Evans, Fred | DT | 6'4" | 305 | 29 | 7 | Texas State |
| 91 | Reed, D'Aundre | DE | 6'4" | 261 | 25 | 2 | Arizona |
| 92 | Johnson, George | DE | 6'4" | 265 | 25 | 4 | Rutgers |
| 93 | Williams, Kevin | DT | 6'5" | 311 | 32 | 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 94 | Jackson, Lawrence | DE | 6'4" | 271 | 27 | 6 | USC |
| 95 | Floyd, Sharrif | DT | 6'3" | 303 | 22 | 0 | Florida |
| 96 | Robison, Brian | DE | 6'3" | 259 | 30 | 7 | Texas |
| 97 | Griffen, Everson | DE | 6'3" | 273 | 25 | 4 | USC |
| 98 | Guion, Letroy | DT | 6'4" | 303 | 26 | 6 | Florida State |
| 99 | Ballard, Christian | DT | 6'4" | 283 | 24 | 3 | Iowa |