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==Players== {{See also|Minnesota Vikings statistics#Individual records|l1=Minnesota Vikings all-time statistical leaders}} ===Current roster=== {{Minnesota Vikings roster}} ===Retired numbers=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|border=2}}"| Minnesota Vikings retired numbers |- !style="width:40px;{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| No. !style="width:150px;{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Player !style="width:40px;{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Position !style="width:100px;{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Tenure !style="width:150px;{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Retired |- | '''10''' || [[Fran Tarkenton]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1961β1966<br />1972β1978 || October 7, 1979 |- | '''53''' || [[Mick Tingelhoff]] || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]] || 1962β1978 || November 25, 2001 |- | '''70''' || [[Jim Marshall (defensive end)|Jim Marshall]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1961β1979 || November 28, 1999 |- | '''77'''<sup>β </sup> || [[Korey Stringer]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1995β2000 || November 19, 2001 |- | '''80''' || [[Cris Carter]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1990β2001 || September 14, 2003 |- | '''88''' || [[Alan Page]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1967β1978 || September 25, 1988 |} * <sup>β </sup> = Posthumous ===Pro Football Hall of Famers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|border=2}}"| Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.jsp |title=Hall of Famers by Franchise |publisher=Profootballhof.com |access-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425201319/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Players |- !style="width:40px"| No. !style="width:130px"| Name !style="width:110px"| Position(s) !style="width:150px"| Tenure !style="width:100px"| Inducted |- | '''1''' || ''[[Warren Moon]]'' || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1994β1996 || 2006 |- | '''3''' || ''[[Jan Stenerud]]'' || [[Placekicker|K]] || 1984β1985 || 1991 |- | '''4''' || ''[[Brett Favre]]''|| [[Quarterback|QB]] || 2009β2010 || 2016 |- | '''7''' || ''[[Morten Andersen]]''|| [[Placekicker|K]] || 2004 || 2017 |- | '''10''' || [[Fran Tarkenton]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1961β1966<br />1972β1978 || 1986 |- | '''22''' || [[Paul Krause]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1968β1979 || 1998 |- | '''39''' || ''[[Hugh McElhenny]]'' || [[Running back|RB]] || 1961β1962 || 1970 |- | '''44''' || ''[[Dave Casper]]'' || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1983 || 2002 |- | '''53''' || [[Mick Tingelhoff]] || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]] || 1962β1978 || 2015 |- | '''56''' || [[Chris Doleman]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1985β1993, 1999 || 2012 |- | '''58''' || ''[[Jim Langer]]'' || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]] || 1980β1981 || 1987 |- | '''64''' || [[Randall McDaniel]] || [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]] || 1988β1999 || 2009 |- | '''65''' || [[Gary Zimmerman]] || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]] || 1986β1992 || 2008 |- | '''69''' || [[Jared Allen]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 2008β2013 || 2025 |- | '''73''' || [[Ron Yary]] || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]] || 1968β1981 || 2001 |- | '''76''' || [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]] || [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]] || 2006β2011 || 2020 |- | '''80''' || [[Cris Carter]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1990β2001 || 2013 |- | '''81''' || [[Carl Eller]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1964β1978 || 2004 |- | '''84''' || [[Randy Moss]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1998β2004, 2010 || 2018 |- | '''88''' || [[Alan Page]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1967β1978 || 1988 |- | '''93''' || [[John Randle]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1990β2000 || 2010 |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Coaches and Executives |- !style="width:130px" colspan=2|Name !style="width:110px"|Position(s) !style="width:150px"|Tenure !style="width:100px"|Inducted |- |colspan="2"| [[Jim Finks]] || [[General manager|GM]] || 1964β1973 || 1995 |- |colspan="2"| [[Bud Grant]] || [[Head coach|HC]] || 1967β1983, 1985 || 1994 |} ''Italics'' = played only a minor portion of their career with the Vikings, and are recognized primarily based upon achievements with other teams ===Ring of Honor=== {|class="wikitable" |- |style="background:#ffb"|Elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|border=2}}"| Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor<ref>{{cite web |title=Ring Of Honor |url=http://www.vikings.com/TeamHistoryPage_HistoryRingOfHonor.aspx |publisher=Minnesota Vikings Football |access-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205005245/http://www.vikings.com/TeamHistoryPage_HistoryRingOfHonor.aspx |archive-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Players |- !style="width:40px"| No. !style="width:130px"| Name !style="width:110px"| Position(s) !style="width:150px"| Tenure !style="width:100px"| Inducted |- | '''10''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Fran|Tarkenton}} || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1961β1966<br />1972β1978 || {{dts|September 9, 1998}} |- | '''20''' || {{sortname|Bobby|Bryant}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1967β1980 || {{dts|September 22, 2024}} |- | '''22''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Paul|Krause}} || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1968β1979 || {{dts|November 15, 1998}} |- | '''28''' || {{sortname|Ahmad|Rashad}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1976β1982 || {{dts|October 1, 2017}} |- | '''30''' || {{sortname|Bill|Brown|Bill Brown (American football)}} || [[Running back|RB]] || 1962β1974 || {{dts|September 26, 2004}} |- | '''44''' || {{sortname|Chuck|Foreman}} || [[Running back|RB]] || 1973β1979 || {{dts|September 30, 2007}} |- | '''47''' || {{sortname|Joey|Browner}} || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1983β1991 || {{dts|October 27, 2013}} |- | '''53''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Mick|Tingelhoff}} || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]] || 1962β1978 || {{dts|November 25, 2001}} |- | '''55''' || {{sortname|Scott|Studwell}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1977β1990 || {{dts|November 29, 2009}} |- | '''56''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Chris|Doleman}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1985β1993, 1999 || {{dts|October 23, 2011}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Wobschall |first=Mike |url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Doleman-To-Join-Vikings-Ring-of-Honor/9eb80a45-3a03-4611-ae2d-f9072b70ade5 |title=Doleman To Join Vikings Ring of Honor |publisher=Vikings.com |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001021540/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Doleman-To-Join-Vikings-Ring-of-Honor/9eb80a45-3a03-4611-ae2d-f9072b70ade5 |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | '''59''' || {{sortname|Matt|Blair}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1974β1985 || {{dts|October 25, 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/30/vikings-adding-matt-blair-to-ring-of-honor/|title=Vikings adding Matt Blair to Ring of Honor|date=July 30, 2012|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009065517/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/30/vikings-adding-matt-blair-to-ring-of-honor/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | '''64''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Randall|McDaniel}} || [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]] || 1988β1999 || {{dts|December 17, 2006}} |- | '''69''' ||style="background:#ffb"|{{sortname|Jared|Allen}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 2008β2013 || {{dts|October 30, 2022}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/jared-allen-2022-ring-of-honor-inductee|title=Vikings Announce Jared Allen as 2022 Ring of Honor Inductee|website=Vikings.com|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022|archive-date=July 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729220405/https://www.vikings.com/news/jared-allen-2022-ring-of-honor-inductee|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | '''70''' || {{sortname|Jim|Marshall|Jim Marshall (defensive end)}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1961β1979 || {{dts|November 28, 1999}} |- | '''73''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Ron|Yary}} || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]] || 1968β1981 || {{dts|September 9, 2001}} |- | '''77''' || {{sortname|Korey|Stringer}} || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]] || 1995β2000 || {{dts|November 19, 2001}} |- | '''80''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Cris|Carter}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1990β2001 || {{dts|September 14, 2003}} |- | '''81''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Carl|Eller}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1964β1978 || {{dts|November 10, 2002}} |- | '''83''' || {{sortname|Steve|Jordan|Steve Jordan (tight end)}} || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1982β1994 || {{dts|October 24, 2019}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Florio |title=Steve Jordan enters Vikings Ring of Honor on Thursday night |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/23/steve-jordan-enters-vikings-ring-of-honor-on-thursday-night/ |work=Pro Football Talk |publisher=NBC Sports |date=October 23, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213202510/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/23/steve-jordan-enters-vikings-ring-of-honor-on-thursday-night/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | '''84''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Randy|Moss}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1998β2004, 2010 || {{dts|September 11, 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Randy-Moss-and-Ahmad-Rashad-as-2017-Ring-of-Honor-Inductees/94ca0c87-1730-44ef-94ea-38070a9d31da|title=Vikings Announce Randy Moss and Ahmad Rashad as 2017 Ring of Honor Inductees|access-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614192602/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Randy-Moss-and-Ahmad-Rashad-as-2017-Ring-of-Honor-Inductees/94ca0c87-1730-44ef-94ea-38070a9d31da|archive-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | '''88''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Alan|Page}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1967β1978 || {{dts|September 20, 1998}} |- | '''93''' ||style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|John|Randle}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1990β2000 || {{dts|November 30, 2008}} |- | '''93''' || {{sortname|Kevin|Williams|Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 2003β2013 || October 3, 2021 |- !colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}"| Coaches and Executives |- !style="width:130px" colspan=2|Name !style="width:110px"|Position(s) !style="width:150px"|Tenure !style="width:100px"|Inducted |- |colspan="2"| {{sortname|Jerry|Burns}} || [[Head coach|HC]] || 1986β1991 || {{dts|November 6, 2005}} |- |colspan="2" style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Jim|Finks}} || [[General manager|GM]] || 1964β1973 || {{dts|October 18, 1998}} |- |colspan="2" style="background:#ffb"| {{sortname|Bud|Grant}} || [[Head coach|HC]] || 1967β1983, 1985 || {{dts|November 8, 1998}} |- |colspan="2"| {{sortname|Dennis|Green}} || [[Head coach|HC]] || 1992β2001 || {{dts|September 23, 2018}} |- |colspan="2"| {{sortname|Fred|Zamberletti}} || Medical adviser || 1961β2011 || {{dts|December 20, 1998}} |} ===25th Anniversary Team (1985)=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Fran Tarkenton]] QB, #10 * [[Bill Brown (American football)|Bill Brown]] RB, #30 * [[Chuck Foreman]] RB, #44 * [[Ahmad Rashad]] WR, #28 * [[Sammy White (American football)|Sammy White]] WR, #85 * [[Stu Voigt]] TE, #83 * [[Ron Yary]] T, #73 * [[Grady Alderman]] T, #67 * [[Ed White (American football)|Ed White]] G, #62 * [[Milt Sunde]] G, #64 * [[Mick Tingelhoff]] C, #53 * [[Jim Marshall (defensive end)|Jim Marshall]] DE, #70 * [[Alan Page]] DT, #88 * [[Gary Larsen]] DT, #77 * [[Carl Eller]] DE, #81 * [[Matt Blair]] OLB, #59 * [[Scott Studwell]] ILB, #55 * [[Jeff Siemon]] ILB, #50 * [[Roy Winston]] OLB, #60 * [[Bobby Bryant]] CB, #20 * [[Ed Sharockman]] CB, #45 * [[Paul Krause]] S, #22 * [[Karl Kassulke]] S, #29 * [[Fred Cox]] K, #14 * [[Greg Coleman]] P, #8 * [[Bud Grant]] HC {{div col end}} ===40th Anniversary Team (2000)=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Fran Tarkenton]] QB, #10 * [[Chuck Foreman]] RB, #44 * [[Robert Smith (running back)|Robert Smith]] RB, #26 * [[Ahmad Rashad]] WR, #28 * [[Cris Carter]] WR, #80 * [[Steve Jordan (tight end)|Steve Jordan]] TE, #83 * [[Ron Yary]] OT, #73 * [[Randall McDaniel]] OG, #64 * [[Mick Tingelhoff]] C, #53 * [[Ed White (American football)|Ed White]] OG, #62 * [[Tim Irwin]] OT, #76 * [[Jim Marshall (defensive end)|Jim Marshall]] DE, #70 * [[Alan Page]] DT, #88 * [[John Randle]] DT, #93 * [[Carl Eller]] DE, #81 * [[Matt Blair]] LB, #59 * [[Scott Studwell]] LB, #55 * [[Jeff Siemon]] LB, #50 * [[Bobby Bryant]] CB, #20 * [[Carl Lee (American football)|Carl Lee]] CB, #39 * [[Paul Krause]] S, #22 * [[Joey Browner]] S, #47 * [[Greg Coleman]] P, #8 * [[Fred Cox]] K, #14 * [[Darrin Nelson]] KR, #20 * [[Bill Brown (American football)|Bill Brown]] ST, #30 {{div col end}} ===50 Greatest Vikings (2010)=== In connection with the team's 50th anniversary, the Vikings announced a group of 50 top players on December 19, 2010.<ref>[http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html 50 Greatest Vikings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108201006/http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html |date=January 8, 2011 }}, vikings.com (accessed August 2, 2014).</ref> {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Grady Alderman]] OT, #67 * [[Jared Allen]] DE, #69 * [[Matt Birk]] C, #75/78 * [[Matt Blair]] LB, #59 * [[Bill Brown (American football)|Bill Brown]] RB, #30 * [[Joey Browner]] S, #47 * [[Bobby Bryant]] CB, #20 * [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]] WR, #81 * [[Cris Carter]] WR, #80 * [[Fred Cox]] K, #14 * [[Daunte Culpepper]] QB, #11 * [[Chris Doleman]] DE/LB, #56 * [[Carl Eller]] DE, #81 * [[Chuck Foreman]] RB, #44 * [[John Gilliam]] WR, #42 * [[Bud Grant]] Coach * [[Wally Hilgenberg]] LB, #58 * [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]] G #76 * [[Tim Irwin]] OT, #76 * [[Steve Jordan (tight end)|Steve Jordan]] TE, #83 * [[Tommy Kramer]] QB, #9 * [[Paul Krause]] S, #22 * [[Gary Larsen]] DT, #77 * [[Carl Lee (American football)|Carl Lee]] CB, #39 * [[Jim Marshall (defensive end)|Jim Marshall]] DE, #70 * [[Randall McDaniel]] G, #64 * [[Keith Millard]] DT, #75 * [[Randy Moss]] WR, #84 * [[Dave Osborn]] RB, #41 * [[Alan Page]] DT, #88 * [[Adrian Peterson]] RB, #28 * [[John Randle]] DT, #93 * [[Ahmad Rashad]] WR, #28 * [[Ed Sharockman]] CB, #45 * [[Jeff Siemon]] LB, #50 * [[Robert Smith (running back)|Robert Smith]] RB, #20/26 * [[Scott Studwell]] LB, #55 * [[Doug Sutherland (American football)|Doug Sutherland]] DT, #69 * [[Fran Tarkenton]] QB, #10 * [[Henry Thomas (American football)|Henry Thomas]] DT, #97 * [[Mick Tingelhoff]] C, #53 * [[Stu Voigt]] TE, #83 * [[Gene Washington (American football, born 1944)|Gene Washington]] WR, #84 * [[Ed White (American football)|Ed White]] G, #62 * [[Sammy White (American football)|Sammy White]] WR, #85 * [[Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)|Kevin Williams]] DT, #93 * [[Antoine Winfield Sr.|Antoine Winfield]] CB, #26 * [[Roy Winston]] LB, #60 * [[Ron Yary]] OT, #73 * [[Gary Zimmerman]] OT, #65 {{div col end}} ===All-Mall of America Field Team (2013)=== In 2013, in recognition of their final season at the Metrodome, the Vikings organized a fan vote to determine the best players at each position to play for the team in their time at the stadium. They named 12 players on offense, 11 on defense, four special teams players and a head coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings Announce Fan-Voted All-Mall of America Field Team |url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Fan-Voted-All-Mall-of-America-Field-Team/b7e2c6cb-3578-45c9-8fec-58538dfa0a2e |work=vikings.com |publisher=Minnesota Vikings Football |date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233057/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Fan-Voted-All-Mall-of-America-Field-Team/b7e2c6cb-3578-45c9-8fec-58538dfa0a2e |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref> '''Offense''' {{div col|colwidth=23em}} * QB β #11 [[Daunte Culpepper]], 1999β2005 * RB β #28 [[Adrian Peterson]], 2007β2013 * RB β #26 [[Robert Smith (running back)|Robert Smith]], 1993β2000 * WR β #81 [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]], 1985β1993 * WR β #80 [[Cris Carter]], 1990β2001 * WR β #84 [[Randy Moss]], 1998β2004, 2010 * TE β #83 [[Steve Jordan (tight end)|Steve Jordan]], 1982β1994 * OT β #76 [[Tim Irwin]], 1981β1993 * OT β #65 [[Gary Zimmerman]], 1986β1992 * OG β #76 [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]], 2006β2011 * OG β #64 [[Randall McDaniel]], 1988β1999 * C β #78 [[Matt Birk]], 1998β2008 {{div col end}} '''Defense''' {{div col|colwidth=23em}} * DE β #69 [[Jared Allen]], 2008β2013 * DE β #56 [[Chris Doleman]], 1985β1993, 1999 * DT β #93 [[John Randle]], 1990β2000 * DT β #93 [[Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)|Kevin Williams]], 2003β2013 * LB β #52 [[Chad Greenway]], 2006β2013 * LB β #58 [[Ed McDaniel]], 1992β2001 * LB β #55 [[Scott Studwell]], 1977β1990 * CB β #39 [[Carl Lee (American football)|Carl Lee]], 1983β1993 * CB β #26 [[Antoine Winfield Sr.|Antoine Winfield]], 2004β2012 * S β #24 [[Robert Griffith]], 1994β2001 * S β #47 [[Joey Browner]], 1983β1991 {{div col end}} '''Special teams''' {{div col|colwidth=23em}} * K β #8 [[Ryan Longwell]], 2006β2011 * P β #5/#4 [[Chris Kluwe]], 2005β2012 * KR β #12 [[Percy Harvin]] (WR), 2009β2012 * ST β #81 [[Chris Walsh (American football)|Chris Walsh]] (WR), 1994β2002 {{div col end}} '''Head coach''' * HC β [[Dennis Green]], 1992β2001
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