The Vikings brought back seventh-round pick Jack Tocho on Wednesday, signing the safety to the practice squad.

The Vikings waived Tocho on Sept. 2. When the Vikings waived safety Antone Exum and elevated quarterback Kyle Sloter from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Saturday, there was a need for another safety.

“I’m glad it happened,’’ Tocho said of being back. “I just got to focus on giving more effort. That’s an area I can really improve on, just being more open to criticism as well.’’

Tocho played cornerback at North Carolina State before making the transition to safety with the Vikings. After being let go my Minnesota, he had workouts with Detroit and Buffalo at safety but had one at Carolina on Tuesday at cornerback.

“I’m whatever any team team needs me to be,’’ Tocho said. “I just want to be a piece they can plug in at any position that needs help.’’