Per PFF, the Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: After Week 1
After Week 1, 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 1 standing.
This series will update the Vikings grades in real time each week after every game. Consider it a running total. For PFF grades unique to Week 1, visit here for offense and here for defense.
The Vikings knocked off the Green Bay Packers 23-7 in Week 1, shoving the franchise to national prominence and newfound prestige, if only for a week. Per FiveThirtyEight, Minnesota is the fourth-likeliest franchise to win Super Bowl LVII. What a difference a win over the Packers makes.
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 1, according to PFF:
1. WR – Justin Jefferson (91.1)
2. SS – Harrison Smith (87.5)
3. DT – Dalvin Tomlinson (83.8)
4. QB – Kirk Cousins (82.8)
5. RT – Brian O’Neill (80.6)
6. RG – Ed Ingram (79.3)
7. DL – Harrison Phillips (77.7)
8. LB – Eric Kendricks (76.4)
9. RB – Dalvn Cook (75.0)
10. FS – Camryn Bynum (73.4)
11. LG – Ezra Cleveland (72.0)
12. CB – Cameron Dantzler (69.8)
13. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (68.0)
14. DL – James Lynch (64.2)
15. LT – Christian Darrisaw (62.4)
16. CB – Chandon Sullivan (60.8)
17. C – Garrett Bradbury (59.5)
18. TE – Johnny Mundt (58.4)
19. LB – Jordan Hicks (57.4)
20. WR – Adam Thielen (57.0)
21. CB – Patrick Peterson (55.8)
22. DL – Jonathan Bullard (55.5)
23. EDGE – Za’Darius Smith (55.0)
24. FB – C.J. Ham (54.9)
25. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (54.0)
26. WR – K.J. Osborn (52.8)
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).
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