First Day Of Rookie Camp

Ben Goessling

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The two QBs for the #Vikings’ rookie minicamp this weekend are Aidan Bouman — son of former Vikings QB Todd Bouman — and veteran invite Cooper Rush, who made his first NFL start at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2021, when he led the Cowboys to a Sunday night win over Mike Zimmer’s final…

— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) May 8, 2026

The two QBs for the #Vikings’ rookie minicamp this weekend are Aidan Bouman — son of former Vikings QB Todd Bouman — and veteran invite Cooper Rush, who made his first NFL start at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2021, when he led the Cowboys to a Sunday night win over Mike Zimmer’s final team.

StickierBuns wrote:

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The two QBs for the #Vikings’ rookie minicamp this weekend are Aidan Bouman — son of former Vikings QB Todd Bouman — and veteran invite Cooper Rush, who made his first NFL start at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2021, when he led the Cowboys to a Sunday night win over Mike Zimmer’s final team.

Nice bonus for all the receivers having a legit NFL QB throwing to you.

From what I’ve heard, Kyler Murray has been very impressed by KOC in the early days of their partnership.

There is a lot of optimism in Minnesota right now.

— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) May 8, 2026

#Vikings T Brian O’Neill said Kyler Murray introduced himself to all the offensive lineman right away during OTA’s, and got some snaps in with the centers since he has been in Minnesota:

“Kyler’s been cool… he’s been great… he has been a hell of a player.”

(Via @greenlight) pic.twitter.com/veHy4NUgf2

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) May 8, 2026

Scooby Williams on the roster but not on list for rookie mini camp. Maybe clerical error but something to watch.

Position-by-position list of 57 total players:

Quarterbacks (2)

Aidan Bouman, South Dakota (invited as a tryout)

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (invited as a pro tryout)

Running backs (5)

Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest (2026 sixth-round pick)

Shomari Lawrence, Missouri State (invited as a tryout)

Kejon Owens, Florida International (undrafted free agent)

Jake Tafelski, Notre Dame (invited as a tryout)

Star Thomas, Tennessee (invited as a tryout)

Fullback (1)

Max Bredeson, Michigan (2026 fifth-round pick)

Wide receivers (8)

Dillon Bell, Georgia (undrafted free agent)

Joaquin Davis, North Carolina Central (already rostered)

Jalil Farooq, Maryland (invited as a tryout)

Dontae Fleming, Tulane (already rostered)

Trenton Irwin, Stanford (invited as a pro tryout)

Shaleak Knotts, Maryland (undrafted free agent)

Marcus Sanders, Jr., Georgia Southern (undrafted free agent)

Luke Wysong, Arizona (undrafted free agent)

Tight ends (4)

Derek Anderson, Northern Iowa (invited as a tryout)

Drew Biber, Minnesota (invited as a tryout)

Matt Lauter, Boise State (invited as a tryout)

Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina (already rostered)

Offensive linemen (8)

Bryan Felter (OL), Rutgers (invited as a tryout)

Gavin Gerhardt (C), Cincinnati (2026 seventh-round pick)

Vershon Lee (G), South Carolina (already rostered)

Tristan Leigh (OL), Clemson (undrafted free agent)

Delby Lemieux (OL), Dartmouth (undrafted free agent)

Tomas Rimac (OL), Virginia Tech (undrafted free agent)

Caleb Tiernan (OL), Northwestern (2026 third-round pick)

Brandon Walton (OL), Florida Atlantic (invited as a pro tryout)

Defensive linemen (7)

Caleb Banks, Florida (2026 first-round pick)

Monkell Goodwine, South Carolina (undrafted free agent)

Domonique Orange, Iowa State (2026 third-round pick)

Zaire Patterson, Clemson (invited as a tryout)

Edward Vesterinen, West Virginia (invited as a tryout)

Smith Vilbert, North Carolina (invited as a tryout)

Jeremiah Williams, Jackson State (invited as a tryout)

Outside linebackers (5)

Tony Anyanwu, Rice (invited as a tryout)

Jordan Botelho, Notre Dame (undrafted free agent)

Cam'Ron Stewart, Temple (undrafted free agent)

Tra Thomas, N.C. State (invited as a tryout)

Arden Walker, Colorado (undrafted free agent)

Linebackers (4)

Jake Golday, Cincinnati (2026 second-round pick)

Bangally Kamara, Kansas (invited as a tryout)

Keli Lawson, UCF (undrafted free agent)

Jacob Roberts, Wake Forest (already rostered)

Defensive backs (10)

Marcus Allen (CB), North Carolina (undrafted free agent)

Da'Veawn Armstead (CB), North Texas (undrafted free agent)

Tyreek Chappell (CB), Texas A&M (undrafted free agent)

Anthony Chideme-Alfaro (CB), North Dakota State (invited as a tryout)

Charles Demmings (CB), Stephen F. Austin (2026 fifth-round pick)

Brylan Green (S), Liberty (invited as a tryout)

Zach Lewis (S), North Dakota (invited as a tryout)

Jacob Thomas (S), James Madison (undrafted free agent)

Jakobe Thomas (S), Miami (2026 third-round pick)

Zemaiah Vaughn (CB), Utah (already rostered)

Kicker (1)

Atticus Sappington, Oregon (invited as a tryout)

Punter (1)

Brett Thorson, Georgia (undrafted free agent; International Player Pathway Program)

Long snapper (1)

Gavin Lipkin, Southern Utah (invited as a tryout)

JustInTime wrote:

https://twitter.com/vikingzfanpage/status/2052816980038578363

holy shit, I know its pretty much rubber stamping these days, but this seems quick... we damn near had them signed before I got their draft threads off the main page!

Kmerry82 wrote:

Scooby Williams on the roster but not on list for rookie mini camp. Maybe clerical error but something to watch.

Noticed that too. The Jeremiah Williams on the list is a DL from Jackson State (invited as a tryout), not Jeremiah "Scooby" Williams.

JustInTime wrote:

https://twitter.com/vikingzfanpage/status/2052816980038578363

Just glad this crap is behind us in today's NFL, no more breath holding on waiting for rookies to sign. Its slotted so just sign on the dotted line. Except for Jake Golday, who is dead to me now. 😜

JimmyinSD wrote:

holy shit, I know its pretty much rubber stamping these days, but this seems quick... we damn near had them signed before I got their draft threads off the main page!

Well our contract guy is close with the “acting GM” so…😀

Kentis wrote:

Well our contract guy is close with the “acting GM” so…😀

but sinces hes not a "real" GM I maybe thought the agents wouldnt have been playing nice. Brez probably just told them where the bear shits and that was the end of it.

There should be a standard contract that every drafted player signs.  I don’t know why they agreed to monetary values, but then still let the teams and players create and argue over a wide variety of clauses.

Big man is moving!

1st day in the NFL 👍

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