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NFL · NFC North · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
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Minnesota Vikings · CB RoomCB

#6 Dwight McGlothern

Exp 2 yrs NFLAge 25Ht / Wt 6'2" · 188 lbCollege Arkansas
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RCB2
Placement
Backup
Room
Cornerback
Experience
YR 3
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Dwight McGlothern holds the RCB · Backup spot in Minnesota Vikings’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterJames PierreStarter
RCB · StarterIsaiah RodgersStarter
NB · StarterByron Murphy Jr.Starter
LCB · BackupCharles DemmingsBackup
RCB · BackupDwight McGlothernBackup
NB · BackupKahlef HailassieBackup

Dwight McGlothern played 10 games in 2025 with a 5% snap share.

Background & career

Dwight McGlothern is a 6'2", 188-pound right cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings with two years of NFL experience. An undrafted free agent who signed with Minnesota in 2024, McGlothern appeared in five regular season games during his rookie campaign before making the playoffs against the L.A. Rams on 1/13. He recorded one pass defensed in Week 15 versus Chicago and made his NFL debut in Week 14 at Atlanta on six defensive snaps. McGlothern transferred from LSU to Arkansas, where he started all 13 games in 2022 and compiled 52 tackles, four interceptions, and 10 passes defended that season. As a senior in 2023, he allowed just 12 receptions on 25 targets for 132 yards with a 91.8 coverage grade according to Pro Football Focus.

Vikings2024 — present
CollegeArkansasHometownHouston, TX