List RulesVote up the players who had the most success playing tight end for the Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings have had some great tight ends throughout the franchise’s history. This list of past Minnesota tight ends features former greats, current impact players, and even future stars. As the tight end position increasingly becomes more of a focal point in offensive schemes, one can only imagine what this list with look like in years down the road. No matter what happens with the evolution of this position, these Vikings tight ends have left a legacy for this that can’t be taken away.
Great Minnesota Vikings players such as Steve Jordan, Kyle Rudolph, and Visanthe Shiancoe, who could count among the best NFL players ever, have gone down as some of the best tight ends in Vikings franchise history.
So who’s the greatest tight end in Minnesota Vikings history? Which of these tight ends has left a lasting legacy in the city of Minnesota? Vote below for who you think is the best Minnesota Vikings tight end of all time, then head over and check out the top Minnesota Vikings players ever.
1
98221982-1994
Vikings stats: 176 games played, 498 receptions, 6,307 yards, 28 TDs
2
9924Kyle Rudolph
2011-2018
Vikings stats: 112 games played, 386 receptions, 3,787 yards, 41 TDs
3
62151999-2011
Vikings stats: 181 games played, 192 receptions, 1,688 yards, 6 TDs
4
2007-2011
Vikings stats: 80 games played, 208 receptions, 2,424 yards, 24 TDs
5
5227Joe Senser
1980-1984
Vikings stats: 49 games played, 165 receptions, 1,822 yards, 16 TDs
6
36181970-1980
Vikings stats: 131 games played, 177 receptions, 1,919 yards, 17 TDs
7
29172004-2006
Vikings stats: 46 games played, 186 receptions, 1,659 yards, 6 TDs
8
3119John Beasley
1967-1973
Vikings stats: 75 games played, 115 receptions, 1,242 yards, 12 TDs
9
2112Andrew Jordan
1994-1997, 1999-2001
Vikings stats: 87 games played, 97 receptions, 763 yards, 4 TDs
10
19121983-1988
Vikings stats: 75 games played, 42 receptions, 464 yards, 5 TDs
11
24181997-1999
Vikings stats: 45 games played, 95 receptions, 1,227 yards, 9 TDs
12
15111992-1993, 1995
Vikings stats: 31 games played, 14 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TDs
13
1515Gordie Smith
1961-1965
Vikings stats: 54 games played, 57 receptions, 1,277 yards, 13 TDs
14
98Steve Craig
1974-1978
Vikings stats: 72 games played, 18 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
15
15171977-1980
Vikings stats: 56 games played, 95 receptions, 1,045 yards, 5 TDs
16
1720Byron Chamberlain
2001-2002
Vikings stats: 29 games played, 91 receptions, 1,055 yards, 3 TDs
17
12142004-2010
Vikings stats: 79 games played, 27 receptions, 191 yards, 3 TDs
18
12141983
Vikings stats: 10 games played, 13 receptions, 172 yards, 0 TDs
19
1214Hal Bedsole
1964-1966
Vikings stats: 24 games played, 26 receptions, 418 yards, 8 TDs
20
1518Adrian Cooper
1994-1995
Vikings stats: 25 games played, 50 receptions, 570 yards, 0 TDs
21
78Hunter Goodwin
1996-1998, 2002-2003
Vikings stats: 72 games played, 19 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
22
811Bob Bruer
1980-1983
Vikings stats: 51 games played, 46 receptions, 455 yards, 7 TDs
23
710Brent Novoselsky
1989-1994
Vikings stats: 90 games played, 14 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs
24
812Preston Carpenter
1966
Vikings stats: 12 games played, 27 receptions, 487 yards, 4 TDs
25
814Greg DeLong
1995-1998
Vikings stats: 49 games played, 30 receptions, 205 yards, 0 TDs