Per PFF, the Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: After Week 9
After Week 9, 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 9 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 9 against Washington, visit here for offense and here for defense.
The Vikings beat the Washington Commanders in Week 9, 20-17, situating the club around 5th-best in the league status per national power rankings. Per FiveThirtyEight, Minnesota is also the fifth-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 9, according to PFF:
1. LT – Christian Darrisaw (89.1)
2. EDGE – Za’Darius Smith (83.1)
3. WR – Justin Jefferson (82.7)
4. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (79.8)
5. QB – Kirk Cousins (77.1)
6. CB – Patrick Peterson (76.9)
7. RT – Brian O’Neill (76.4)
8. DL – Dalvin Tomlinson (74.6)
9. TE – T.J. Hockenson (72.0)
10. RB – Dalvin Cook (70.8)
11. NT – Harrison Phillips (70.1)
12. RB – Alexander Mattison (70.0)
13. LB – Jordan Hicks (69.1)
14. WR – Adam Thielen (69.0)
15. C – Garrett Bradbury (67.2)
16. CB – Cameron Dantzler (67.0)
17. LG – Ezra Cleveland (66.2)
18. DL – James Lynch (64.8)
19. SS – Harrison Smith (64.5)
20. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (60.5)
21. LB – Eric Kendricks (58.3)
t22. WR – K.J. Osborn (57.9)
t22. DL – Jonathan Bullard (57.9)
24. TE – Irv Smith (57.4)
25. RG – Ed Ingram (56.3)
26. FS – Camryn Bynum (55.4)
27. CB – Chandon Sullivan (53.2)
28. TE – Johnny Mundt (50.3)
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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