Unlike Minnesota’s offensive position groups, the Vikings defense will have a plethora of new contributors.
The Vikings offense will likely have at least two new starters, while the team’s defense will likely have five.
The Vikings have a lot of question marks surrounding younger talent on the team, but some of that younger talent might be an upgrade over veteran players such as Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes and Linval Joseph, all of whom were inconsistent at times.
It will be interesting to see whether rookies and relatively inexperienced players will help the Vikings improve, stay the same or regress.
Here’s where ESPN thinks the Vikings rank for their defensive position groups:
Vikings Defensive Units Ranked
- The Vikings ranked last for interior defensive line units, per ESPN
- ESPN ranked Minnesota’s edge rushers ninth
- For off-the-ball linebackers, the Vikings ranked sixth
- Vikings cornerbacks ranked 25th
- The Vikings ranked first for safeties
