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Minnesota Vikings

NFL · NFC North · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
97 players
Minnesota Vikings · TE RoomTE

#85 Ben Yurosek

Exp 1 yr NFLAge 25Ht / Wt 6'4" · 242 lbCollege Georgia; Stanford
Depth-chart placement
Current role
TE3
Placement
Depth
Room
Tight End
Experience
YR 2
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Ben Yurosek holds the TE · Depth spot in Minnesota Vikings’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TE · StarterT.J. HockensonStarter
TE · BackupJosh OliverBackup
TE · DepthBen YurosekDepth
TE · StarterMarshall LangStarter

Ben Yurosek played 12 games in 2025 with a 17% snap share.

Production

2025 season
Latest season · 2025
2
Receptions
3
Targets
14
Receiving yds

Background & career

Ben Yurosek is a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings who played four seasons at Stanford (2020-23) before transferring to Georgia for 2024. Across both programs, he appeared in 48 games with 35 starts, recording 123 receptions for 1,527 yards and five touchdowns, plus 114 rushing yards on 14 carries. At Stanford, he had 108 receptions for 1,342 yards and five scores; at Georgia, 15 receptions for 185 yards. In 2021, he averaged 15.3 yards per reception, ranking third among Power-5 tight ends with at least 3.5 receptions per game. The Vikings signed him to a three-year contract. In 2025, Yurosek has 2 receptions for 14 yards on 3 targets.

Vikings2025 — present
CollegeGeorgia; StanfordHometownBakersfield, CA