Vikings UDFA making serious push to not just make the roster, but earn serious playing time after impressive start to training camp

He’s been tremendous across the duration of training camp.

Tyler Forness — NFL & College Football News Writer
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When it comes to the Minnesota Vikings, their biggest issue is currently at cornerback.

Right now, Byron Murphy Jr. is the top guy and that’s not going to change. He has earned not only the money that comes with being CB1, but his play has earned him the role. Isaiah Rodgers is slotted in as CB2 and Jeff Okudah right now is the CB3 when the Vikings play in nickel packages. After those three, Mekhi Blackmon is the most likely CB4, but one player’s performance over the last two days has made a major impact and could make that decision a little bit harder.

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Dwight McGlothern is standing out in training camp

When the Vikings added Dwight McGlothern as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft, he was one of two players they signed who was a top 200 player on Arif Hasan’s consensus board. The former Arkansas Razorback had transferred from LSU and showed flashes at both schools. One of the biggest reasons why he was undrafted was due to his size and issues with concussions.

He profiled like an intriguing option at outside cornerback, especially with his height and solid linear movement skills. There were some limitations to his game, including the explosive metrics coming in very subpar, but there is a lot to like.

Despite being on the active roster all of last season, he didn’t play very much, but thrived against the Chicago Bears the first time he got extensive run.

Going into training camp, McGlothern was going have a lot of opportunities to earn an improved spot on the roster, including possibly getting into the rotation. The last two training camp practices, McGlothern has made his presence known by getting interceptions on back-to-back days, including this beauty from Tuesday.

The best way for a player like McGlothern to make the roster is to make plays to earn opportunities in better spots. Well, McGlothern has done just that, and if he continues to make waves, could find himself in a great spot come September.

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