Dalton Risner

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 15 games in his first season with the Vikings, starting each of the final 11 contests.
• Played 100% of the Vikings offensive snaps in Weeks 15-17.
• Started at Las Vegas in Week 14, missing a handful of snaps after exiting with an injury. He eventually returned to the game.
• Played 100% of Minnesota's offensive snaps in each of the first six games he started this season (Weeks 7-12).
• Made his first-career start for the Vikings, starting at left guard against San Francisco in Week 7 (10/23).
• Played his first offensive snaps as a Viking in Week 6 at Chicago, entering the game when starting LG Ezra Cleveland left the field with an injury.
• Made his Vikings debut in Week 3 against the Chargers, seeing action on special teams.

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 15 games in his first season with the Vikings, starting each of the final 11 contests.
• Played 100% of the Vikings offensive snaps in Weeks 15-17.
• Started at Las Vegas in Week 14, missing a handful of snaps after exiting with an injury. He eventually returned to the game.
• Played 100% of Minnesota's offensive snaps in each of the first six games he started this season (Weeks 7-12).
• Made his first-career start for the Vikings, starting at left guard against San Francisco in Week 7 (10/23).
• Played his first offensive snaps as a Viking in Week 6 at Chicago, entering the game when starting LG Ezra Cleveland left the field with an injury.
• Made his Vikings debut in Week 3 against the Chargers, seeing action on special teams.

2022 | DENVER BRONCOS

• Started all 15 games in which he appeared in 2022 for the Denver Broncos.

2021 | DENVER BRONCOS

• Started all 15 games in which he appeared in 2021 for the Denver Broncos.

2020 | DENVER BRONCOS

• Started each of the Denver Broncos 16 games.

2019 | DENVER BRONCOS

• Started each of the Denver Broncos 16 games as a rookie.

COLLEGE - Kansas State

• Three-year team captain at Kansas State, one of just five in school history.
• Became just the fourth offensive lineman in Big 12 history to earn first-team all-conference honors in three-consecutive seasons.
• Started 50 of the Wildcats' 51 games during his collegiate career, playing the first 13 games of his career at center, before moving to right tackle due to team need.

HONORS

• 6x First-Team All-American - Athlon, CBS Sports, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, Sporting News, USA TODAY (2018)
• 7x Second-Team All-American - AFCA, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Phil Steele, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, Walter Camp Foundation (2018)
• Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year - Coaches (2018)
• 2x First Team All-Big 12 - Coaches, Associated Press (2018)
• Campbell Trophy Finalist (2018)
• Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Finalist (2018)
• Wuerffel Trophy Finalist (2018)
• Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2018)
• AFCA Good Works Team (2018)
• Lombardi Award Finalist (2018)
• First-Team All-American - Pro Football Focus (2017)
• Second-Team All-American - CBSSports.com (2017)
• 3x First-Team All-Big 12 - Coaches, Associated Press, Phil Steele (2017)
• 4x First-Team All-Big 12 - Coaches, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus (2016)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 - Associated Press (2016)
• All-Big 12 Underclassmen Team - ESPN.com (2016)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2016-18)
• First-Team Freshman All-American - Campus Insiders (2015)
• Second-Team Freshman All-American - Athlon, Scout (2015)
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2015)

PREP - WIGGINS

• Played under head coach and father Mitch Risner.
• Rated the nation's sixth-best center and the fifth-best player in the state by Rivals, and the nation's seventh-best center according to ESPN.
• Named one of the Denver Post's top-25 players in the state during the 2013 season and was an all-state selection by the organization in 2012.
• Named an all-state player by Root Sports in 2012 and 2013.
• Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl and the U-19 International Bowl between Team USA and Canada Football.
• Also placed fifth in the state in shot put in 2012 and participated in basketball.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Mitch and Melinda Risner.
• Born July 13, 1995, in Branson, Mo.
• Has four siblings, Austin, Taylor, Kaeson and Shelden. Taylor played defensive back at Northern Colorado.
• Married his wife, Whitney, June 19, 2022.
• Majored in communications studies.
• Involved in many charitable projects during his college career, most of which was of his own initiative.
• Founded The RisnerUp Foundation, created to positively impact others through love and kindness.
• Has a children's book called Rise Up, which shares his Christian-based message to make the world a better place.