Ryan Cordell
Tight Ends/Game Management Coordinator, Minnesota Vikings (MIN).
Quick Facts
- Role: Tight Ends/Game Management Coordinator
- Team: Minnesota Vikings (MIN)
- NFL experience: Not listed
- Reports to: Kevin O'Connell (Head Coach)
- Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees
Background
Ryan Cordell, who spent the past four seasons (2022-25) as Minnesota's Game Management Coordinator/Passing Game Specialist, has been promoted to tight ends coach while maintaining his game management duties. He enters his 13th season in the NFL and fifth season with the Vikings. Cordell has worked closely with Minnesota's tight ends during each of the past two seasons (2024-25), helping Josh Oliver to a career-best four touchdown receptions during the 2025 season.
Scheme & Fantasy Angle
As tight ends coach, Cordell oversees a room whose production has been steady within Minnesota's pass offense; the team's tight ends led the NFL in yards per catch (11.8) over a 2024 stretch after T.J. Hockenson's return, a unit worth tracking for streaming-level fantasy value.