Per PFF, the Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: The Preseason Edition

Heading into the 2022 season, these are the Minnesota Vikings grades from best to worst per Pro Football Focus. The scores are from the 2021 regular season but account for players currently on the roster.

This series will update the Vikings grades in real time each week after every game.

Of note, when the regular season begins, only players who qualify for PFF‘s minimum snap count will be listed. Rookies are obviously excluded from this week’s edition.

1. WR – Justin Jefferson (90.1)
2. QB – Kirk Cousins (88.2)
3. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (80.8)
4. S – Camryn Bynum (78.3)
5. S – Harrison Smith (77.9)
6. NT – Harrison Phillips (75.2)
7. DT – Dalvin Tomlinson (74.9)
8. WR – Adam Thielen (74.6)
9. CB – Cameron Dantzler (73.8)
10. RT – Brian O’Neill (73.4)
11. LT – Christian Darrisaw (71.9)
12. FB – C.J. Ham (69.9)
13. QB – Nick Mullens (69.2)
14. LG – Ezra Cleveland (68.6)
15. RB – Kene Nwangwu (68.2)
16. OG – Chris Reed (67.2)
17. S – Josh Metellus (66.0)
18. RB – Dalvin Cook (65.8)
19. WR – K.J. Osborn (64.9) [tie]
20. TE – Johnny Mundt (64.9) [tie]
21. CB – Patrick Peterson (63.0)
22. LB – Jordan Hicks (62.9)
23. RB – Alexander Mattison (61.0)
24. LB – Troy Dye (60.6)
25. C – Garrett Bradbury (60.2)
26. LB – Eric Kendricks (59.2)
27. DT – Jonathan Bullard (56.7)
28. WR – Jalen Reagor (55.1)
29. CB – Chandon Sullivan (55.0)
30. RG – Oli Udoh (54.4)
31. OT – Blake Brandel (53.3)
32. DT – James Lynch (53.1)
33. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (50.5)
34. DT – Ross Blacklock (50.4)
35. DT – James Lynch (48.2)
36. C – Austin Schlottmann (44.3)
37. EDGE – Patrick Jones (43.0)
38. TE – Ben Ellefson (40.3)
39. CB – Kris Boyd (39.0)
40. QB – David Blough (26.2)

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).