Kellen Mond, the developmental quarterback taken 66th overall in the NFL draft a year ago, was the first to go on Tuesday.
Then came linebacker Chazz Surratt and guard Wyatt Davis, the two other 2021 third-rounders whose first NFL cuts arrived before either had taken a regular-season snap.
By the time the Vikings finalized their initial 53-man roster of the 2022 season — their first under general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah — they'd cut six of the 11 players Rick Spielman had taken in his final draft as Vikings GM.
The dissolution of the Vikings' 2021 draft class on Tuesday could, in some ways, be attributed to natural causes: a new front office, a coaching change that brought subtle alterations to the offensive scheme and an overhaul to the defensive playbook, new additions beating out other players for jobs.