• Converted to fullback after standing out as a running back in college. Appeared in 31 consecutive games before missing Week 17 of the 2018 season with injury.
• Played at Division II Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, helping the Vikings advance to the NCAA playoffs, and led the Northern Sun Conference in rushing yards and TDs.
OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in physical education and health in spring 2016...Aspires to a career in mentoring youth and working with non-profit organizations...Grandfather was a Golden Gloves boxer and a Navy veteran...Cousin serves in the U.S. Army...Wife Stephanie played soccer at Augustana...The couple has two daughters, Skylar and Stella...The couple surprised a family from the Boys and Girls Clubs with Christmas gifts and a dinner at the team’s facility in December 2018.
HONORS Named the Minnesota Vikings 2018 Special Teams Player of the Year after recording 7 special teams tackles on the season.
PRO Signed to the Vikings active roster on 12/23/16 and dressed for his 1st game at Green Bay (12/24/16)...Signed to Minnesota’s practice squad on 9/4/16 after being released by the team on 9/3/16...Joined Vikings on May 10, 2016, following Vikings rookie camp, signing with the team as a free agent after competing in the rookie camp on a tryout basis...Joins fellow Minnesota high school products Adam Thielen (Detroit Lakes) and Brandon Zylstra (Spicer) on the Vikings roster.
2018 Played in 15 games in his second season, starting 2...Finished the season with 6 carries for 8 yards and 11 receptions for 85 yards...Inactive with an elbow injury vs. Chicago (12/30)...At Detroit (12/23), started his 2nd game of the season and took 1 carry for 1 yard before exiting with a elbow injury...Made 1 ST tackle vs. Miami (12/16)...Appeared on offense and made 1 ST tackle at Seattle (12/10)...Caught 2 passes for 11 yards and wrapped up 1 ST tackle at New England (12/2)...Recorded 1 carry, 1 reception for 13 yards and 1 ST tackle vs. Green Bay (11/25)...Played his 25th career game vs. Detroit (11/4), appearing on offense and wrapping up 1 ST tackle...Made his 1st start of the 2018 season vs. New Orleans (10/28), rushing 2 times for 1 yard and contributing on special teams...Rushed 1 time for 1 yard and recorded 1 ST tackle vs. Arizona (10/14)...Caught 1 pass for 7 yards while adding a ST tackle at Philadelphia (10/7)...Snagged 2 catches for 7 yards at Los Angeles (9/27)...Caught 5 passes for 47 yards vs. Buffalo (9/23), both career highs...Carried the ball for 5 yards and a first down to keep a fourth-quarter scoring drive alive at Green Bay (9/16).
2017 Appeared in all 16 games as the only FB on roster...Totaled 81 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches (7 receptions, 7 rushes) on the season...Played on offense and special teams at Philadelphia (1/21/18)...Appeared in his 1st career playoff game, vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in the Divisional Round, recording a career-long rush of 7 yards as the Vikings clinched a berth in the NFC title game for the first time since 2009...Hauled in 1 pass for 6 yards vs. Chicago (12/31)...Made 1st career start vs. Cincinnati (12/17) and made a ST tackle as the Vikings clinched the NFC North title...Tied career-long with a 12-yard reception and added a key 1-yard rush on 3rd down as well as corralling 2 special teams tackles at Atlanta (12/3)...Posted a special teams tackle at Detroit (11/23) on Thanksgiving Day...Set new career-highs with 3 carries for 8 yards vs. Los Angeles (11/19)...Had 1 carry for 3 yards, converting a key 3rd down late in the Vikings win at Washington (11/12)...Contributed on offense and special teams vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham Stadium in London, England as a part of the NFL’s International Series...Hauled in a 12-yard pass vs. Baltimore (10/22) tying a career long and added a career best 3 special teams tackles...Contributed on offense with his 1st NFL reception (12 yards) and added a special teams tackle vs. Tampa Bay (9/24)... Earned his 1st career NFL carry and ran it into the endzone from a yard out for his 1st career NFL TD at Pittsburgh (9/17/17)...Saw his 1st career NFL action vs. New Orleans (9/11), appearing on 9 plays on offense and 18 on special teams.
2016 Inactive vs. Chicago (1/1/17)...Elevated to the Vikings 53-man roster on 12/23 and was active, but did not play, at Green Bay (12/24)...Joined the Vikings practice squad on 9/4.
COLLEGE Played at Division II Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, helping the Vikings advance to the NCAA playoffs, and led the Northern Sun Conference in rushing yards and TDs...Notched career-high 1,097 rushing yards as a senior and 16 TDs, matching the school record for rushing TDs, and becoming only 4th Augustana RB to top the 1,000-yard plateau...Started all 12 games as a senior and had career-high 160 yards on the ground against Southwest Minnesota State...Ran for 2,662 yards in his career and 29 rushing TDs along with 96 catches for 949 yards and 6 TDs in 43 career games...Played in NSIC along with fellow Viking WR Adam Thielen.
PREP Twice named all-conference and rushed for more than 1,800 yards combined as a junior and senior at Duluth Denfeld H.S ....Also starred in track and field.
