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2006 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (17.6/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 14th.
Differential of -45 points (-2.8/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 10th.
Coached by Brad Childress (6-10-0)
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2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brad Johnson | 38 | 12 | 14 | 270 for 439, 2,750 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 29 rushes for 82 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Chester Taylor | 27 | 4 | 15 | 303 rushes for 1,216 yards, 6 td, & 42 catches for 288 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 207th pick / 2002 |
| FB | Tony Richardson | 35 | 11 | 7 | 5 rushes for 12 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 111 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Jeff Dugan | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 40 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Travis Taylor | 28 | 6 | 16 | 57 catches for 651 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Troy Williamson | 23 | 1 | 11 | 37 catches for 455 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2005 |
| TE | Jim Kleinsasser | 29 | 7 | 12 | 7 catches for 47 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 27 | 4 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
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| LG | Steve Hutchinson* | 29 | 5 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Matt Birk* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| RG | Artis Hicks | 28 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | Marcus Johnson | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darrion Scott | 25 | 2 | 13 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| LDT | Pat Williams* | 34 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Kevin Williams*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Kenechi Udeze | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Ben Leber | 28 | 4 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Napoleon Harris | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| RLB | E.J. Henderson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Fred Smoot | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Cedric Griffin | 24 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Darren Sharper | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Dwight Smith | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Longwell | 32 | 9 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Chris Kluwe | 25 | 1 | 0 | 93 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mewelde Moore | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Bethel Johnson | 27 | 3 | 2 | 45 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Baker | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/22/1982 | 2 | |
| Matt Birk* | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Harvard | 7/23/1976 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| Greg Blue | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/12/1982 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 149th pick / 2006 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 27 | QB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/15/1979 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 200th pick / 2003 |
| Jason Carter | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 9/15/1982 | Rook | |
| Ryan Cook | 23 | C | 6 | 3 | 325 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 5/8/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2006 |
| Marquis Cooper | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/11/1982 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2004 |
| Rod Davis | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 4/2/1981 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 155th pick / 2004 |
| Jeff Dugan | 25 | TE | 7 | 7 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| Ray Edwards | 21 | DE | 15 | 2 | 270 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/1/1985 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| Heath Farwell | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 12/31/1981 | 1 | |
| Ciatrick Fason | 24 | RB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Florida | 10/29/1982 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 112th pick / 2005 |
| Jason Glenn | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/20/1979 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 173rd pick / 2001 |
| Charles Gordon | 22 | DB | 8 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Kansas | 7/18/1984 | Rook | |
| Cedric Griffin | 24 | DB | 14 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas | 11/11/1982 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| Napoleon Harris | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 2/25/1979 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| E.J. Henderson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| Anthony Herrera | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/14/1980 | 1 | |
| Artis Hicks | 28 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 320 | 6-4 | Memphis | 11/28/1978 | 3 | |
| Will Hunter | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 3/24/1979 | 1 | |
| Steve Hutchinson* | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-5 | Michigan | 11/1/1977 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 23 | QB | 4 | 2 | 226 | 6-2 | Alabama State,Arkansas | 4/21/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 64th pick / 2006 |
| Erasmus James | 24 | DE | 2 | 2 | 263 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 11/4/1982 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 2005 |
| Bethel Johnson | 27 | WR | 11 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/11/1979 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Brad Johnson | 38 | QB | 15 | 14 | 226 | 6-5 | Florida State | 9/13/1968 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| Marcus Johnson | 25 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 321 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 12/1/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| Spencer Johnson | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 2 | |
| Jim Kleinsasser | 29 | TE-FB | 16 | 12 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| Chris Kluwe | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/24/1981 | 1 | |
| Ross Kolodziej | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/11/1978 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 230th pick / 2001 |
| Ben Leber | 28 | LB | 15 | 10 | 244 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 12/7/1978 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| Cullen Loeffler | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | 2 | |
| Ryan Longwell | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | California | 8/16/1974 | 9 | |
| Maurice Mann | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno | 9/14/1982 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 149th pick / 2004 |
| Bryant McKinnie | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| Billy McMullen | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/8/1980 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 95th pick / 2003 |
| Jayme Mitchell | 22 | DE | 13 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 3/15/1984 | Rook | |
| Mewelde Moore | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| Martin Nance | 23 | WR | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 5/26/1983 | Rook | |
| Richard Owens | 26 | TE | 16 | 2 | 273 | 6-4 | Louisville | 11/4/1980 | 2 | |
| Artose Pinner | 28 | RB | 12 | 1 | 232 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 1/5/1978 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 99th pick / 2003 |
| Tony Richardson | 35 | FB | 9 | 7 | 238 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/17/1971 | 11 | |
| Marcus Robinson | 31 | WR | 10 | 3 | 215 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Rosenthal | 29 | T-G | 15 | 3 | 318 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1977 | 7 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
| Darrion Scott | 25 | DE | 16 | 13 | 289 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/25/1981 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| Darren Sharper | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| Dwight Smith | 28 | DB | 15 | 14 | 201 | 5-10 | Akron | 8/13/1978 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| Khreem Smith | 27 | DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1979 | Rook | |
| Fred Smoot | 27 | DB | 14 | 11 | 174 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 4/17/1979 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| Chester Taylor | 27 | RB | 15 | 15 | 213 | 5-11 | Toledo | 9/22/1979 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 207th pick / 2002 |
| Travis Taylor | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | Florida | 3/30/1978 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| Dontarrious Thomas | 26 | LB | 16 | 3 | 241 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1980 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 23 | DE | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-3 | USC | 3/5/1983 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| Ronyell Whitaker | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 196 | 5-9 | Virginia Tech | 3/19/1979 | 3 | |
| Jason Whittle | 31 | G | 16 | 2 | 305 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 3/7/1975 | 8 | |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 31 | TE | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 6 | |
| Kevin Williams*+ | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 8/16/1980 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| Pat Williams* | 34 | DT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 9 | |
| Troy Williamson | 23 | WR | 14 | 11 | 203 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 4/30/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2005 |
| Antoine Winfield | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/24/1977 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 244.6 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |