The Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: After Week 12

Dustin Baker |

Nov 27, 2022

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After Week 12, 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 12 standing.

This series will update the Vikings grades in real time each week after every game. Consider it a running total.

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The Vikings defeated the New England Patriots in Week 12, 33-26, maintaining the club’s status atop the NFC North — by a mile. Minnesota is also the fifth likeliest team to win the Super Bowl in February, per FiveThirtyEight.

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

These are the Vikings from best to worst through Week 12, according to PFF:

1. WR – Justin Jefferson (89.7)
2. LT – Christian Darrisaw (89.0)
3. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (83.3)
4. CB – Patrick Peterson (82.8)
5. EDGE – Za’Darius Smith (82.6)
6. RT – Brian O’Neill (79.4)
7. LG – Ezra Cleveland (74.8)
8. DL – Dalvin Tomlinson (74.6)
9. NT – Harrison Phillips (74.2)
10. QB – Kirk Cousins (71.5)
11. C – Garrett Bradbury (71.0)
12. RB – Dalvin Cook (69.6)
13. TE – T.J. Hockenson (69.4)
14. WR – Adam Thielen (69.1)
15. EDGE – Patrick Jones (68.1)
16. CB – Cameron Dantzler (67.0)
17. RB – Alexander Mattison (66.8)
18. DL – James Lynch (65.2)
19. LB – Jordan Hicks (64.1)
20. SS – Harrison Smith (61.1)
21. DL – Jonathan Bullard (59.9)
22. LB – Eric Kendricks (58.2)
t23. FS – Camryn Bynum (58.0)
t23. WR – K.J. Osborn (58.0)
25. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (57.8)
26. TE – Irv Smith (57.4)
27. CB – Chandon Sullivan (56.2)
28. RG – Ed Ingram (54.7)
29. TE – Johnny Mundt (48.7)

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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).