Nick Vigil

• Joined Vikings as a free agent from the LA Chargers for 2021.

• Has started 39 career games, including all 16 for Cincinnati in 2019, posting career-high 111 tackles that season.

• Brother, Zach Vigil, also starred at Utah State and went on to play LB in the NFL with Miami and Washington from 2015-18.

OFF THE FIELD

• Earned degree in sociology from Utah State.

• Married to Savannah, has a son, Roman.

• Sister, Maddi, played volleyball at Montana State-Billings.

• Along with brother, Zach, competed in rodeo as a youngster.

• Joined Vikings as a free agent from the LA Chargers for 2021.

• Has started 39 career games, including all 16 for Cincinnati in 2019, posting career-high 111 tackles that season.

• Brother, Zach Vigil, also starred at Utah State and went on to play LB in the NFL with Miami and Washington from 2015-18.

OFF THE FIELD

• Earned degree in sociology from Utah State.

• Married to Savannah, has a son, Roman.

• Sister, Maddi, played volleyball at Montana State-Billings.

• Along with brother, Zach, competed in rodeo as a youngster.

PRO

• Started 2 games in 2020 for LA Chargers and played in 15, notching career-high 2.0 sacks on the season.

• Played for Vikings assistant coach Paul Guenther in his opening 2 seasons in the NFL in Cincinnati.

• Started 37 of 54 games played for Bengals from 2016-19, including 37 of 38 games played in final 3 seasons with the club.

• Originally selected in 3rd round (#87) by Cincinnati in 2016.

2020: LA CHARGERS

•Started 2 of 15 games he played in 1st season with Chargers.

• Chargers ranked #10 in NFL total defense. 

• Had career-best 2.0 sacks on the season, in consecutive games late in the season, at Las Vegas (12/17) and vs. Denver (12/27), catching QBs Derek Carr and Drew Lock.

• Notched season-best 9 tackles in a pair of games, vs. New England (12/6) and at Las Vegas (12/17).

• In game at Las Vegas (12/17), notched 4 of his 9 tackles during the OT period in the win. 

• Had a FR at Miami (11/15) and returned it 44 yards, his 2nd FR of the season and his 4th over the 2019-20 campaigns.  

2019: CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career, notching career-best 111 tackles along with a sack and an INT.

• Sacked Robert Griffin III vs. Baltimore (11/10).

• Posted season-high 13 tackles in a pair of games, vs. Arizona (10/6) and the following week at Baltimore (10/13).

• Notched career-long 34-yard INT return at Cleveland (12/8).

2018: CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Started 10 of the 11 games he played, missing 5 contests due to injury, but still ranked 3rd on the team with 84 tackles.

• Notched career-best 17 tackles with 12 solos at Pittsburgh (12/30), the most tackles by a Bengal since 2013.

• Had 12 stops at Carolina (9/23) and 11 vs. Indianapolis (9/9).

• Had 1st career FR vs. Denver (12/2).

2017: CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Started all 11 games he played before back injury sidelined him on Injured Reserve for the season.

• Made 1st NFL start in season opener vs. Baltimore (9/10) and had 1st career INT, picking off Joe Flacco, adding 9 tackles.

• Had season-best 11 tackles and his 1st career sack at Cleveland (10/1) when he caught DeShone Kizer in a win.

• Was inactive for 3 games in Weeks 13-15 with injury before moving to Injured Reserve on 12/22.

2016: CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Played in all 16 games with 14 tackles and 7 on special teams.

• Made his NFL debut at NY Jets (9/11) in season opener.

• Had 1st career tackles on defense vs. Buffalo (11/20).

• Posted season-best 6 tackles vs. Baltimore (1/1/17).

• Drafted in 3rd round (#87) by Bengals.

COLLEGE

• Started 30 of his 40 career games for Utah State.

• Aggies won the MWC title in 2013.

• Team won Poinsettia and New Mexico bowl in 2013 and 2014. 

• Earned 1st-Team All-MWC honors as a sophomore and junior.

• Saw time at RB in his final 2 seasons with Aggies.

• Teammates with brother, Zach, in 2013-15.

• Started game vs. BYU at both RB and LB, leading team in rushing yards (57) and tackles (9).

PREP

• Earned 3 letters in football at Fremont High in Plain City, Utah.

• Standout at RB and SS in high school.