The Vikings have all but two starters from their 2021 offense returning this season, and one of those spots will have a new starter only because of an injury: Irv Smith Jr., who was set to be the starting tight end, tore his meniscus in training camp last year, setting up Tyler Conklin to catch 61 passes that got him a free-agent deal from the Jets.
That leaves right guard, where either Jesse Davis, Chris Reed or rookie Ed Ingram will be the Vikings' 18th different player to start at guard since 2016.
"We've got several guys that are very capable of playing that position, so we feel good about that, whoever ends up kind of really solidifying that spot, but right now Jesse's been doing a great job with the ones," offensive coordinator Wes Phillips said last week.