The Minnesota Vikings running back room will likely look a lot different in 2023. Alexander Mattison is set to be a free agent, and Dalvin Cook is set to have a cap hit just over $14 million, according to Spotrac. Whether being jettisoned by trade or being straight up released, it doesn’t feel as if Cook will be back after an up-and-down 2022 season.
If both players left, the natural replacements for them would be 2022 fifth-round pick Ty Chandler and third-year kick returner Kene Nwangwu. Chandler impressed during his rookie preseason campaign.