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1996 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 23rd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 15th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Dennis Green (9-7-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Warren Moon 40 12 8 134 for 247, 1,610 yards, 7 td, 9 int, & 9 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td
QB Brad Johnson 28 2 8 195 for 311, 2,258 yards, 17 td, 10 int, & 34 rushes for 90 yards and 1 td

Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992

RB Robert Smith 24 3 7 162 rushes for 692 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 39 yards and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1993

RB Leroy Hoard 28 6 6 105 rushes for 420 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 129 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990

FB Charles Evans 29 3 6 13 rushes for 29 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 135 yards and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 295th pick / 1992

WR Cris Carter* 31 9 16 96 catches for 1,163 yards, 10 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp

WR Jake Reed 29 5 15 72 catches for 1,320 yards, 7 td

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991

TE Greg DeLong 23 1 8 8 catches for 34 yards, 0 td
TE Andrew Jordan 24 2 9 19 catches for 128 yards, 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 179th pick / 1994

TE Hunter Goodwin 24 Rook 6 1 catch for 24 yards, 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1996

LT Todd Steussie 26 2 16 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994

LG Randall McDaniel*+ 32 8 16

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988

C Jeff Christy 27 3 16

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1992

RG John Gerak 26 3 10 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993

RG David Dixon 27 2 6

New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992

RT Korey Stringer 22 1 15

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1995

 Defensive Starters
LDE Fernando Smith 25 2 16 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1994

LDT Esera Tuaolo 28 5 9 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991

LDT Jason Fisk 24 1 6 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995

RDT John Randle*+ 29 6 16 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RDE Derrick L. Alexander 23 1 9 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995

RDE Martin Harrison 29 6 8 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 276th pick / 1990

LLB Darryl Talley 36 13 12 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

MLB Jeff Brady 28 5 16 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991

RLB Dixon Edwards 28 5 13 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991

LCB Corey Fuller 25 1 14 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995

RCB Dewayne Washington 24 2 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994

SS Robert Griffith 26 2 14 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Orlando Thomas 24 1 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995

 Special Teams Starters
K Scott Sisson 25 3 0 22 of 29 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points

New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1993

P Mitch Berger 24 2 0 88 punts for a 41.1 average, 2 blocked

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994

PR David Palmer 24 2 1 22 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 1 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 1994

KR Qadry Ismail 26 3 2 28 kick returns for a 18.8 average and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Derrick L. Alexander 23 DE 12 9 277 6-4 Florida State 11/13/1973 1

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995

Tomur Barnes 26 DB 2 0 188 5-10 North Texas 9/8/1970 2
Harlon Barnett 29 DB 16 4 200 5-11 Michigan State 1/2/1967 6

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 1990

Pete Bercich 25 LB 15 1 240 6-1 Notre Dame 12/23/1971 1

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 211th pick / 1994

Mitch Berger 24 P 16 0 220 6-4 Colorado 6/24/1972 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994

Jeff Brady 28 LB 16 16 235 6-1 Kentucky 11/9/1968 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991

Richard Brown 31 LB 14 0 240 6-3 San Diego State 9/21/1965 9
Cris Carter* 31 WR 16 16 202 6-3 Ohio State 11/25/1965 9

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp

Jeff Christy 27 C 16 16 284 6-3 Pittsburgh 2/3/1969 3

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1992

Duane Clemons 22 DE 13 0 275 6-5 California 5/23/1974 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1996

Greg DeLong 23 TE 16 8 250 6-4 North Carolina 4/3/1973 1
Scott Dill 30 T-G-C 9 1 294 6-5 Memphis 4/5/1966 8

Phoenix Cardinals / 9th / 233rd pick / 1988

David Dixon 27 G 13 6 343 6-5 Arizona State 1/5/1969 2

New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992

Dixon Edwards 28 LB 14 13 230 6-1 Michigan State 3/25/1968 5

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991

Charles Evans 29 RB 16 6 240 6-1 Clark (GA) 4/16/1967 3

Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 295th pick / 1992

Jason Fisk 24 DT-NT 16 6 295 6-3 Stanford 9/4/1972 1

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995

David Frisch 26 TE 10 1 260 6-7 Colorado State,Iowa Central,Missouri 6/22/1970 3
Corey Fuller 25 DB 16 14 220 5-10 Florida State 5/1/1971 1

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995

Dave Garnett 26 LB 12 4 219 6-2 Stanford 12/6/1970 3
John Gerak 26 G-C 14 10 290 6-3 Penn State 1/6/1970 3

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993

Robert Goff 31 DE-DT-NT 4 0 280 6-3 Auburn 10/2/1965 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988

Hunter Goodwin 24 TE 9 6 268 6-5 Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville 10/10/1972 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1996

Scottie Graham 27 RB 11 0 217 5-9 Ohio State 3/28/1969 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 188th pick / 1992

Robert Griffith 26 DB 14 14 197 5-11 San Diego State 11/30/1970 2
Steve Hall 23 DB 1 0 209 6-0 Kentucky 4/15/1973 Rook
Ben Hanks 25 LB 12 0 223 6-2 Florida 7/31/1971 Rook
Martin Harrison 29 DE-LB 16 8 252 6-5 Washington 9/20/1967 6

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 276th pick / 1990

Leroy Hoard 28 RB 6 6 225 5-11 Michigan 5/15/1968 6

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990

Qadry Ismail 26 WR 16 2 196 6-0 Syracuse 11/8/1970 3

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993

Alfred M. Jackson 29 WR 14 2 183 6-0 San Diego State 7/10/1967 7

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 135th pick / 1989

Brad Johnson 28 QB 12 8 226 6-5 Florida State 9/13/1968 2

Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992

Chris Johnson 25 DB 5 0 205 6-0 San Diego State 8/7/1971 Rook
Andrew Jordan 24 TE 13 9 260 6-6 Western Carolina 6/21/1972 2

Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 179th pick / 1994

Amp Lee 25 RB 16 3 200 5-11 Florida State 10/1/1971 4

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1992

Randall McDaniel*+ 32 G 16 16 276 6-3 Arizona State 12/19/1964 8

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988

Warren Moon 40 QB 8 8 218 6-3 Washington 11/18/1956 12
Mike Morris 35 C-G 16 0 276 6-5 Truman State 2/22/1961 9
Harold Morrow 23 FB 8 0 232 5-11 Auburn 2/24/1973 Rook
David Palmer 24 WR 11 1 173 5-8 Alabama 11/19/1972 2

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 1994

Anthony Prior 26 DB 3 0 185 5-11 Washington State 3/27/1970 3

New York Giants / 9th / 238th pick / 1992

John Randle*+ 29 DT-DE 16 16 290 6-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 12/12/1967 6
Jake Reed 29 WR 16 15 216 6-3 Grambling State 9/28/1967 5

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991

Scott Sisson 25 K 16 0 197 6-0 Georgia Tech 7/21/1971 3

New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1993

Fernando Smith 25 DE 16 16 287 6-6 Jackson State 8/2/1971 2

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1994

Robert Smith 24 RB 8 7 212 6-2 Ohio State 3/4/1972 3

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1993

Ariel Solomon 28 C 16 0 290 6-5 Colorado 7/16/1968 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 269th pick / 1991

Todd Steussie 26 T 16 16 320 6-6 California 12/1/1970 2

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994

Korey Stringer 22 T 16 15 350 6-4 Ohio State 5/8/1974 1

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1995

Darryl Talley 36 LB 12 12 235 6-4 West Virginia 7/10/1960 13

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

Orlando Thomas 24 DB 16 16 222 6-1 La-Lafayette 10/21/1972 1

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995

Esera Tuaolo 28 NT-DT 14 9 277 6-2 Oregon State 7/11/1968 5

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991

Sean Vanhorse 28 DB 9 0 180 5-10 Howard 7/22/1968 4

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 151st pick / 1990

Jay Walker 24 QB 1 0 229 6-3 Howard,Long Beach State 1/24/1972 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 198th pick / 1994

Chris Walsh 28 WR 15 0 194 6-1 Stanford 12/12/1968 4

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 251st pick / 1992

Dewayne Washington 24 DB 16 16 195 5-11 North Carolina State 12/27/1972 2

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994

Moe Williams 22 RB 9 0 205 6-1 Kentucky 7/26/1974 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 75th pick / 1996

Team Total 26.7 16 240.7 6-2.0 3.5