2006 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Brad Childress (6-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2006 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Brad Childress (6-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2006 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2006 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
Minnesota scored 282 points, while the defensive unit conceded 327. Brad Johnson tossed for 2,750 yards. Travis Taylor paced the receiving corps, snagging 57 passes for 651 yards, while Mewelde Moore and Jermaine Wiggins were targeted regularly also.
Chester Taylor carried the ball for a team-best 1,216 yards for the Vikings.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 36 turnovers. Dwight Smith, Darren Sharper and Antoine Winfield each seized 4 opponent throws. Darrion Scott topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks.
Brad Childress coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Rashad Baker | DB | February 22, 1982 | 5'10" | 198 | Tennessee | Camden, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Matt Birk | C | July 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 300 | Harvard | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Greg Blue | DB | March 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 215 | Georgia | College Park, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | Brooks Bollinger | QB | November 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 205 | Wisconsin | Grand Forks, ND USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason Carter | WR | September 15, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Ryan Cook | C | May 8, 1983 | 6'6" | 325 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM USA | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | Marquis Cooper | LB | March 11, 1982 | 6'3" | 215 | Washington | Mesa, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Rod Davis | LB | April 2, 1981 | 6'2" | 239 | Southern Miss | Gulfport, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | FB | April 8, 1981 | 6'4" | 261 | Maryland | Allison Park, PA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | DE | January 1, 1985 | 6'5" | 270 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 2 |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | LB | December 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 235 | San Diego St. | Corona, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Ciatrick Fason | RB | October 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 207 | Florida | Atlanta, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Jason Glenn | LB | August 20, 1979 | 6'0" | 231 | Texas A&M | Aldine, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | Charles Gordon | DB | July 18, 1984 | 5'11" | 180 | Kansas | Carson, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | RCB | November 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 7 |
| 58 | Napoleon Harris | MLB | February 25, 1979 | 6'2" | 255 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | RLB | August 3, 1980 | 6'1" | 245 | Maryland | Aberdeen, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | G | June 14, 1980 | 6'2" | 315 | Tennessee | , Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Artis Hicks | RG | November 28, 1978 | 6'4" | 320 | Memphis | Jackson, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Will Hunter | DB | March 24, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | Syracuse | Crozer, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson | LG | November 1, 1977 | 6'5" | 313 | Michigan | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | April 21, 1983 | 6'2" | 226 | Arkansas | Mongtomery, AL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 99 | Erasmus James | DE | November 4, 1982 | 6'4" | 263 | Wisconsin | , Saint Kitts & Nevis | 2 | 2 |
| 81 | Bethel Johnson | KR | February 11, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Texas A&M | Corsicana, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | September 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 226 | Florida St. | Marietta, GA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | RT | December 1, 1981 | 6'6" | 321 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 97 | Spencer Johnson | DT | December 12, 1981 | 6'3" | 286 | Auburn | Waynesboro, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | January 31, 1977 | 6'3" | 272 | North Dakota | Carrington, ND USA | 16 | 12 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | December 24, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Ross Kolodziej | DT | May 11, 1978 | 6'3" | 295 | Wisconsin | Stevens Point, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Ben Leber | LLB | December 7, 1978 | 6'3" | 244 | Kansas St. | Vermillion, SD USA | 15 | 10 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | C | January 27, 1981 | 6'5" | 241 | Texas | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | K | August 16, 1974 | 6'0" | 199 | California | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Maurice Mann | WR | September 14, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | Nevada-Reno | Monterey, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | LT | September 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 335 | Miami (FL) | Woodbury, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Billy McMullen | WR | March 8, 1980 | 6'4" | 210 | Virginia | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Jayme Mitchell | DE | March 15, 1984 | 6'6" | 285 | Mississippi | Jackson, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Mewelde Moore | PR | July 24, 1982 | 5'11" | 210 | Tulane | Hammond, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Martin Nance | WR | May 26, 1983 | 6'5" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Maryland Heights, MO USA | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Richard Owens | TE | November 4, 1980 | 6'4" | 273 | Louisville | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 22 | Artose Pinner | RB | January 5, 1978 | 5'10" | 232 | Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY USA | 12 | 1 |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | FB | December 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 238 | Auburn | Frankfurt, Germany | 9 | 7 |
| 87 | Marcus Robinson | WR | February 27, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | South Carolina | Ft. Valley, GA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 75 | Mike Rosenthal | T | June 10, 1977 | 6'7" | 318 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 98 | Darrion Scott | LDE | October 25, 1981 | 6'3" | 289 | Ohio St. | Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 13 |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | SS | November 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | William & Mary | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Dwight Smith | FS | August 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 201 | Akron | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 90 | Khreem Smith | DE | July 7, 1979 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma St. | St. James, Jamaica | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Fred Smoot | RCB | April 17, 1979 | 5'11" | 174 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 11 |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | RB | September 22, 1979 | 5'11" | 213 | Toledo | River Rouge, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Travis Taylor | WR | March 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 210 | Florida | Fernandina Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Dontarrious Thomas | LB | September 2, 1980 | 6'2" | 241 | Auburn | Perry, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 95 | Kenechi Udeze | RDE | March 5, 1983 | 6'3" | 285 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Ronyell Whitaker | DB | March 19, 1979 | 5'9" | 196 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | G | March 7, 1975 | 6'4" | 305 | SW Missouri St. | Springfield, MO USA | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Jermaine Wiggins | TE | January 18, 1975 | 6'2" | 260 | Marshall | East Boston, MA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | RDT | August 16, 1980 | 6'5" | 311 | Oklahoma St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Pat Williams | LDT | October 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 315 | NE State (OK) | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Troy Williamson | WR | April 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 203 | South Carolina | Aiken, SC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | LCB | June 24, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
