During Mike Zimmer’s tenure as the team’s head coach, only a small amount of rookies have been able to make a decent contribution in their first season with the Minnesota Vikings. Over the last few years, the majority of the Vikings rookies are typically relegated to the sidelines for a season or two before they are able to make any sort of impact on the team.
If a rookie actually does end up getting a good amount of playing time during his first year with Minnesota, it’s normally a player who was one of the team’s early-round draft picks.