Vikings new unofficial depth chart remains mostly the same, but one big change could determine a 53-man roster spot

The Vikings only saw one major change on the depth cart, and it’s at an interesting spot.

Tyler Forness — NFL & College Football News Writer
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Aug 17, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Lucky Jackson (81) catches and returns a punt by the Cleveland Browns during the second quarter at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

Injuries are an unfortunate aspect of playing in the National Football League, and the Minnesota Vikings lost two players to lower leg injuries in Saturday’s preseason game against the Houston Texans.

Wide receiver Rondale Moore suffered a season-ending injury in the game and was placed on injured reserve and center Zeke Correll was waived with an injury designation with a broken ankle. Not ideal situations for the Vikings, but they did add an offensive lineman in Michael Gonzalez.

Vikings’ unofficial depth chart has one major change

Losing a depth piece on the offensive line is never good, but they added a player relatively quickly to fill his roster spot. Where things get interesting is what happens with Moore at the punt returner spot. He was listed as the starter, and it was a big question as to what would happen with that spot, as it was already a fight for the spot as things sat.

The Vikings released their latest unofficial depth chart ahead of Saturday’s game against the Patriots and the majority of it was the same, with only minor additions with the new signings the Vikings made. As things sit, Lucky Jackson is the team’s first-team punt returner.

That’s interesting for a couple of reasons. First, there was a lot of talk about Silas Bolden, the UDFA out of Texas, being the guy who could win the punt returner job. He’s currently listed as the backup to Jackson.

Second, Jackson did catch punts for the Vikings last year in the preseason and he’s got past experience in doing so as well. If the Vikings do keep Jackson as the punt returner, it helps the math when building out the initial 53-man roster, as Jackson has seemingly locked up the WR4 job going into the final weeks of training camp.

Punt returner is still one of the biggest question marks on this team, and it will be interesting to see how things continue to develop.

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