Per PFF, the Vikings Top 2022 Players from Best to Worst: After Week 2

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After Week 2, these are the Minnesota Vikings grades from best to worst per Pro Football Focus. The scores are from the 2022 regular season and account for post-Week 2 standing.

This series will update the Vikings grades in real time each week after every game. Consider it a running total. For PFF grades specific to Week 2, visit here for offense and here for defense.

Per PFF, the Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: After Week 1
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The Vikings lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 24-7 in Week 2, nudging the franchise around 11th-best in the league status per national power rankings. Per FiveThirtyEight, Minnesota is also the 11th-likeliest franchise to win Super Bowl LVII.

Of note, only players who qualify for PFF‘s minimum snap count are listed.

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These are the Vikings from best to worst through Week 2, according to PFF:

1. WR – Justin Jefferson (81.6)
2. RT – Brian O’Neill (80.9)
3. EDGE – Za’Darius Smith (69.2)
4. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (68.2)
5. RG – Ed Ingram (67.8)
6. CB – Cameron Dantzler (67.4)
7. QB – Kirk Cousins (66.8)
8. DL – Dalvin Tomlinson (65.7)
9. LB – Eric Kendricks (65.4)
10. SS – Harrison Smith (64.9)
11. DL – James Lynch (64.5)
12. LG – Ezra Cleveland (64.2)
13. RB – Alexander Mattison (64.0)
14. RB – Dalvin Cook (63.5)
15. NT – Harrison Phillips (62.8)
16. CB – Chandon Sullivan (62.4)
17. LT – Christian Darrisaw (61.8)
18. C – Garrett Bradbury (60.8)
19. CB – Patrick Peterson (59.6)
20. WR – Adam Thielen (58.0)
21. DL – Jonathan Bullard (57.1)
22. TE – Johnny Mundt (55.9)
23. WR – K.J. Osborn (55.6)
24. TE – Irv Smith (53.3)
25. FS – Camryn Bynum (52.4)
26. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (48.9)
27. LB – Jordan Hicks (43.7)


Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).