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Projecting the Minnesota Vikings final 2018 roster: Training camp edition

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 1: Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer on the sideline in the second half of the game against the Detroit Lions on October 1, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 1: Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer on the sideline in the second half of the game against the Detroit Lions on October 1, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) Nick Easton - Minnesota Vikings
(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) Nick Easton – Minnesota Vikings /

Offensive Line (9)

There are some players who can be inked in as starters for the team. Riley Reiff should be the left tackle with Mike Remmers and Nick Easton as the guards as well as Pat Elflein at center. But that leaves the right tackle position up for grabs.

That spot should be taken by either rookie Brian O’Neill or returning lineman Rashod Hill, but don’t leave out Tom Compton, who can play nearly any spot on the offensive line and would offer a ton of versatility if on the 53-man roster.

Interior depth would be a combination of Danny Isadora, Compton, and whoever didn’t win the right tackle job, making the situation pretty secure. And with Elflein on the PUP list at the start of training camp, bringing another center like Edison would allow the team to keep Easton at left guard.

There are a lot of guys fighting for roles on the offensive line this year. Rookie Colby Gossett is joined by J.P. Quinn, Josh Andrews, Chris Gonzalez, Cedrick Lang, Storm Norton, Dieugot Joseph, and Aviante Collins as players hoping to latch on during training camp and the preseason, but that is a lot of bodies for so few spots to fill.

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