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Minnesota Vikings release first unofficial depth chart of 2017

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 20: Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings on the sidelines against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter on December 20, 2015 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 20: Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings on the sidelines against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter on December 20, 2015 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 25: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates a third quarter sack while playing the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 25, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota won the game 28-19. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 25: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates a third quarter sack while playing the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 25, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota won the game 28-19. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Linebackers

Will Linebackers

  1. Emmanuel Lamur / Edmond Robinson
  2. Elijah Lee

Mike Linebackers

  1. Eric Kendricks
  2. Kentrell Brothers
  3. Ben Gedeon
  4. Darnell Sankey

Sam Linebackers

  1. Anthony Barr
  2. Eric Wilson
  3. Noor Davis

Again, it appears we have a tie in training camp. However, this time it is for a starting gig. The competition between Lamur and Robinson should be an interesting one, but one of the two will likely end up winning the job before the preseason is over.

Kendricks and Barr should be inked in as the other starters in the Minnesota Vikings linebacker grouping. Depth is where things get interesting because Ben Gedeon has been making a name for himself in training camp while Brothers recovers from an injury.

At the Sam spot, depth once again seems like an issue, but odds are that another player from a previous spot in the linebacker depth chart will likely serve as Barr’s backup. That can be the major problem with a depth chart like this.

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