Coming into the season, I (wrongly) predicted that Kevin O’Connell would move on from C.J. Ham, Minnesota’s long-time fullback.
The veteran proved me wrong. He has been doing so his entire career (not me specifically, people more generally).
An undrafted free agent who made it into the NFL in 2016 but only got onto the field in 2017, Ham has ascended into being one of Minnesota’s captains. He has mostly cleared lanes for Dalvin Cook, someone who has also had some wonderfully productive seasons in a purple uniform.
At only 5’11”, Ham looks somewhat diminutive, at least if we’re only looking at height.