The have completed their mandatory minicamp and are in their final week of Organized Team Activities. With the offseason program almost complete, and trainingcamp just over a month away, now is a good time to project the Jace Fry Jersey first 53-man roster for the season.I unveiled the 53 Monday on , holding true to the amount of players the Vikings kept at each position last summer in their final cuts. The only exceptions were at cornerback and safety, where I have the Danny Mendick Jersey Vikings keeping one more corner and one fewer safety.In this projection, I often gave the benefit of the doubt to veteran players but that could easily change in training camp. I also don't have on the 53 because of the knee injury that ended his 2023 season and is expected to keep him sidelined for the first part of 2024. It won't be surprising if Hockenson is on the physically unable-to-perform list in Week 1.Here's one man's prediction at the 53 that coach will take into the Vikings' opener against the New York Giants.Judd Zulgad's Minnesota Vikings 53-man roster predictionQuarterback (3)Nick MullensCutJaren HallRunning back (3)Ty ChandlerKene NwangwuCutMyles GaskinDeWayne McBrideFullback (1)C.J. HamWide receiver (6)Trishton JacksonJailen NailorBrandon PowellTrent Sherfield Jr.CutDevron HarperLucky JacksonTy JamesJeshaun JonesMalik KnowlesThayer ThomasTight Nellie Fox Jersey end (4)Johnny MundtNick MuseJosh Oliver* T.J. Hockenson (likely to begin season on PUP)CutN'Keal HarryTrey KnoxSammis ReyesOffensive line (8)Garrett BradburyDan FeeneyEd IngramDavid Que senberryCutHenry Byrd, Michael Jordan Jersey GJeremy Flax, OLMichael Jurgens, C/GDoug Nester, OLTyrese Robinson, GSpencer Rolland, OLWalter Rouse, TDefensive line (5)Jonathan BullardHarrison PhillipsJaquelin RoyJerry TilleryJonah WilliamsCutJames LynchTyler ManoaLevi Drake RodriguezTaki TaimaniEdge rusher (5)Andre Carter IIJonathan GreenardDallas TurnerAndrew Van GinkelJihad WardCutPat Jones IIGabriel MurphyOwen PorterBo RichterLinebacker (4)Brian Asamoah IIBlake CashmanKamu Grugier-HillIvan Pace Jr.CutAbraham BeauplanK.J. CloydDallas GantCornerback (6)Mekhi BlackmonAkayleb EvansShaq GriffinKhyree JacksonNaJee ThompsonCutAndrew Booth Jr.A.J. Green IIIDwight McGlothernJaylin WilliamsSafety (5)Cam BynumTheo JacksonJosh MetellusHarrison SmithJay WareCutLewis CineSpecial Teams (3)Will Richard, kickerSeth Vernon, punterAndrew DePaola, long snapperCutJohn Parker Romo Preston Tucker Jersey , kickerRyan Wright, punterJudd Zulgad is co-host of the Purple Daily Podcast and Mackey & Judd podcast at.Make sure to check outour every day for the best and latest Minnesota Vikings news and analysis.