The Vikings Top Players from Best to Worst: After Week 13

Dustin Baker |

Dec 6, 2022

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After Week 13, 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 13 standing.

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

The Vikings defeated the New York Jets in Week 13, 27-22, 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 13, according to PFF:

1. LT – Christian Darrisaw (90.0)
2. WR – Justin Jefferson (88.9)
3. EDGE – Danielle Hunter (82.5)
4. RT – Brian O’Neill (81.3)
5. CB – Patrick Peterson (80.6)
6. EDGE – Za’Darius Smith (80.4)
7. DL – Dalvin Tomlinson (74.6)
8. LG – Ezra Cleveland (74.4)
9. QB – Kirk Cousins (72.7)
10. NT – Harrison Phillips (72.5)
11. EDGE – Patrick Jones (71.0)
12. C – Garrett Bradbury (70.2)
13. TE – T.J. Hockenson (69.5)
14. RB – Alexander Mattison (68.8)
15. RB – Dalvin Cook (68.5)
16. WR – Adam Thielen (68.2)
17. CB – Cameron Dantzler (67.0)
18. DL – James Lynch (65.7)
19. SS – Harrison Smith (65.3)
20. LB – Jordan Hicks (62.8)
21. LB – Eric Kendricks (60.6)
22. FS – Camryn Bynum (60.0)
23. CB – Chandon Sullivan (58.8)
24. DL – Jonathan Bullard (58.0)
t25. WR – K.J. Osborn (57.4)
t25. TE – Irv Smith (57.4)
27. RG – Ed Ingram (56.4)
28. EDGE – D.J. Wonnum (55.0)
29. TE – Johnny Mundt (49.4)

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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).