The Minnesota Vikings announce the team has traded a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The completion of this trade is pending Akers passing a physical.

Akers, who is in his fifth season, joins the Vikings via trade from the Houston Texans, for his second stint with Minnesota. He has appeared in five games with two starts, totaling 147 rushing yards and one touchdown on 40 attempts to go with four receptions for 16 yards and one touchdown in 2024. Akers, who signed with the Texans as a free agent on July 22, was acquired via trade by the Vikings last season on September 20, 2023, where he played in six games with the team before suffering a season-ending achilles injury. In his career, Akers has appeared in 41 games (17 starts), totaling 1,728 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 438 carries and 336 yards and two touchdowns on 42 receptions.

Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell and Offensive Coordinator Wes Phillips were on the Rams offensive coaching staff during Akers’ tenure with the Rams, who drafted him in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. During the Rams 2021 Super Bowl season, Akers led the NFL during the postseason with 67 rushing attempts. A native of Clinton, Miss., Akers spent three seasons at Florida State, averaging 958 rushing yards per season, a mark that ranked third in program history.

(info courtesy of Vikings)

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