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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)

2006 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 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

LG Steve Hutchinson* 29 5 16

Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001

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

Roster

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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