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NegativeDepth ChartSep 12, 2026
Elevated from practice squad to active roster for Vikings season opener; will provide depth in the backfield behind Jordan Mason, Aaron Jones, and Demond Claiborne; has return game skills and could be used in that capacity alongside Myles Price; hasn't received significant carries in recent seasons, so return game may be primary usage.PositiveProjectionSep 10, 2026
Dave Stefano provides extensive context on Dallas's value as practice squad depth: 27-year-old, 5-10, 225-pound fourth-round pick (Seattle, 2020) with 84 career games, 124 rushes for 538 yards (4.3 YPC) and four TDs, 64 catches for 407 yards and two scores, and 89 kickoff returns at 25.3 yards with a 96-yard touchdown in Arizona in 2024. Stefano emphasizes Dallas is 'not a secret feature back' but 'a grown man who has already played in this league on Sundays when someone else got hurt,' and notes his kick-return average is still among the best of any active back with punt-return work from Seattle years. Stefano placed him on the practice squad on Sept. 2 instead of leaving him as a taxi squad camp body, suggesting confidence in his ability to contribute if injuries strike.PositiveRoleSep 10, 2026
Dallas is on the practice squad and Christopher Gates sees him as a potential contributor if Aaron Jones or Jordan Mason get injured; Gates notes Jones is 31 and has shown a propensity for getting banged up despite playing all 17 games last season. Dallas showed flashes as a runner early in his Seattle career and has returner skills that could provide special teams impact.NegativeDepth ChartSep 3, 2026
Running back DeeJay Dallas was added to the Vikings practice squad as part of the team's ongoing roster moves on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.NegativeRoleSep 2, 2026
Dallas was a fourth-round pick by Seattle in 2020 and spent four seasons with the Seahawks as a role player, collecting 112 carries for 468 yards and four touchdowns plus 61 receptions for 396 yards and a touchdown. In 2024, he moved to Arizona and was used almost exclusively as a kick returner, recording a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on one of the league's new dynamic kickoffs. In 2025, he appeared in only six games across three games with Carolina and three with Jacksonville before joining the Vikings practice squad.