Vikings Rookie Makes the PFF Midseason All-Pro Team
We are around the midway point of the 2025 NFL season, and various outlets are announcing their midseason awards.
One such outlet is Pro Football Focus, which this week releases its midseason All-Pro team, as well as its MVP and various other awards. There was only one Viking who appeared, and it was a rookie who has been making his presence felt so far this season.
VikingsTerritory brings you the Vikings rookie who has been named to the PFF midseason All-Pro team.
It’s Myles Price who gets the honour of being PFF’s first-team kick off returner at the halfway stage in the season, ahead of Luke McCaffrey, who receives the second-team accolade. The selections and award choices were made by a panel of PFF senior analysts, using PFF grades and advanced metrics through the first nine weeks of the season.
One Vikings Rookie in Particular Is Turning Heads
Minnesota picked up Price as an undrafted rookie, and he quickly impressed everyone in Minnesota. It became clear he would be wanted for the 53-man roster, even if he might not be immediately ready for a role on offense.
Special teams was Price’s route to the roster, and he has fielded both punts and kick-offs for the Vikings this season. He has 19 punt returns for 183 yards at an average of 9.6 yards per return and a long of 29 yards. However, it is on kick-off returns where the rookie has particularly impressed with 739 yards from 28 returns at an average of 26.4 yards per return and a long of 61 yards.
The stats could be even better if the Vikings’ special teams unit weren’t drawing penalty flags at an alarming rate. Price has been robbed of some explosive returns, including what would have been a 99-yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions last week.
If Minnesota can give him some room to work, he has proven himself dynamic enough to make things happen – hence this award. The next step for Price is getting involved in the offense, something the Vikings’ offensive coordinator Wes Phillips spoke about this week. Mentioning his potential as a slot receiver with run after the catch ability – something to keep an eye on.
No More Good News for the Vikings from PFF
Perhaps a sign of an inconsistent season blighted by injuries, no other Vikings get recognition from PFF. Not even superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has been a certainty for accolades whenever he’s been healthy in a season.
Jefferson is still having a good season by normal standards; his 649 receiving yards are the fifth most in the league at this point. Inconsistent quarterback play has been a problem for the Vikings this season, leading to only 47 targets through eight games—far too few for a player of Jefferson’s caliber.
Andrew Van Ginkel was appearing in all the accolades last season, ending the season as a second-team All-Pro, but a neck injury ruled him out of five of the Vikings’ first eight games. Jonathan Greenard hasn’t been able to reproduce last season’s sack production to put his name in the frame. There hasn’t been enough consistency, whether it’s performance or health-related, from other big names like Christian Darrisaw, Brian O’Neill, TJ Hockenson, Blake Cashman, or Byron Murphy.
There is one other familiar name on the All-Pro team; he is also the man that PFF named its midseason MVP. Who else but Sam Darnold? A lot has been said, and will continue to be, about the Vikings’ decision to let Darnold leave if he keeps playing at the level he has been so far this season. The brain trust in Minnesota made its decision at QB in the offseason and will live and die by it.
We don’t have all the answers after just eight games, but credit Darnold for what he’s done this season.
Credit also to Price, known for his fearless attitude, who has greatly improved the Vikings’ return game this season.
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