Of the 71 players on the Vikings roster, 62 participated in other sports in high school. Here are those sports, with number of Vikings players participating as preps. Nine players — including starters like Kirk Cousins, Brian O'Neill, Eric Kendricks, Harrison Phillips, Dalvin Tomlinson and Harrison Smith — were three-sport athletes. Three players — Adam Thielen, William Kwenkeu and T.J. Smith — competed in four.
Track and field (with 30 current Vikings participating) and basketball (with 23) were the two most popular second sports, but the list included seven others: baseball, wrestling, soccer, rugby, cross-country, lacrosse and golf, where Thielen won a state championship with Detroit Lakes in 2008.
Player Position Additional Sports
Kirk Cousins QB Baseball, basketball
Nick Mullens QB Baseball, basketball
Player Position Additional Sports
Dalvin Cook RB Track and field
Alexander Mattison RB Track and field, wrestling