Top 5 Vikings defensive pressure leaders since 2018

Which Minnesota Vikings have put the most pressure on opposing quarterbacks in the past two seasons?

Before we go over which current and former Minnesota Vikings players have generated the most pressure since 2018, there are a few disclaimers we must discuss before diving into this list.

First, this is based on pressures per snaps played since the 2018 season. Second, this is not a power ranking of best defensive players to play for the Vikings during the last two years.

A sack, a hurry, or a quarterback knockdown all count as a defensive pressure. The number of defensive snaps each player has taken in the last two years is this then used as the denominator in this calculation. Alas, a…