A Kwesi Corner Gets Sent Packing 5 Days Ahead of Roster Cuts

All along, depth corner Dwight McGlothern was looking like a long shot to demand a roster spot yet again. Minnesota has officially moved on.

Consider the update about the Kwesi corner who has been sent packing even though the roster cut down day only arrives on Sunday: “The #Vikings have signed CB Tre Hawkins III and waived-injured Dwight McGlothern Jr.”

Kwesi Corner Dwight McGlothern Gets Waived

McGlothern has already overcome long odds.

As an undrafted rookie, McGlothern made the roster, but was seldom used due to the four veterans ahead of him (Byron Murphy Jr., Stephon Gilmore, Shaq Griffin, and Fabian Moreau). As a sophomore, McGlothern yet again made the final roster, but was again buried behind several veterans (Murphy, Isaiah Rodgers, and Jeff Okudah). He won’t get the chance to do so yet again in 2026.

At no point has it been difficult to find reasons for intrigue with Dwight McGlothern.

He stands at 6’2″ and weighs 185 pounds. Basically, super long but not as sturdy as someone like Xavier Rhodes (listed at 6’1″ and 218 pounds). Boasting his build means (in theory) being able to hang with tall outside receivers. So far, the Vikings haven’t given him the chance to do so. Note that he ran a 4.47 forty. That’s not unheard of speed, but it’s very good. In a rough sense, that speed is a touch better than Murphy but not as formidable as Rodgers.

As a rookie in 2024, Dwight McGlothern earned 19 snaps on defense and just 17 snaps on special teams. He then had 31 snaps on defense in 2025 while offering 20 snaps for Matt Daniels on specials.

Seeing a young fella — especially an undrafted player — fail to earn a beefy workload early on isn’t strange. What is strange, though, is carving out a roster spot for this player when there’s not a special teams job. Most youthful players get polished on specials while trying to earn more snaps on either offense or defense. Not so with McGlothern.

In Tre Hawkins, the Vikings are welcoming a similar corner to town.

He’s listed as being 6’3″ and weighing 195 pounds. Originally, Hawkins got into the NFL in 2023, doing so as a 6th-Round selection of the New York Giants. Since then, Hawkins has played in twenty-one ball games, starting four. The Giants sent him onto the field for 429 snaps on defense and 176 on special teams.

Sandwiched between the New York and Minnesota stops was some modest work in Washington in 2025. Note that former Vikings DB coach Daronte Jones is now the Commanders DC.

Tre Hawkins will look to make a good impression early to have a chance at the 53. Realistically, though, he’s probably trying to get a spot on the practice squad as he progresses from there.

Meanwhile, Dwight McGlothern will get the second chapter of his NFL career started somewhere. He’ll likely need to prove capable of helping on specials to get back onto a 53-man roster.

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