The Vikings defense has garnered another wave of praise this offseason.
Matt Claassen of Pro Football Focus recently ranked each team’s secondary and slotted the Vikings at No. 7.
Led by safety Harrison Smith and cornerback Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota’s secondary helped the defense rank fifth in the NFL last season by allowing just 18.9 points per game.
Cornerbacks Terence Newman and Captain Munnerlyn each played all 16 games last season, and safety Andrew Sendejo was second on the team with 100 tackles.