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Next up? Running back Dalvin Cook, who – despite injuries – has shown himself to be a special player during his first three seasons in Minnesota.
He missed two games and still rushed for 1,135 yards and a 4.5 yards per-rush average. He also had 13 rushing touchdowns. His next hurdle is playing all 16 games.
Linebacker Eric Kendricks, who appeared in his first career Pro Bowl in January, was listed by Prisco at No. 61.
He is coming off his best season – by far. He was always good against the pass, but he improved greatly last season as a run player.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is entering his third season with the Vikings, was slated at No. 86.
He had another good season for the Vikings, leading them to the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs. He threw 26 touchdown passes and six picks.
Prisco's top 10 were as follows, from the top down: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Rams DT Aaron Donald, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Saints WR Michael Thomas, Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey, Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Cardinals LB Chandler Jones, Bears OLB Khalil Mack and Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.
Safety Anthony Harris fell into Prisco's "just missed" grouping.
_Harris named Vikings player 'most underappreciated' outside organization_
Every team has players who don't quite get their dues from the national media and fans.
NFL Network Analytics Expert Cynthia Frelund recently highlighted the "most-underappreciated" players from each AFC and NFC team.
When it came to the Vikings, Frelund pointed to Harris, who on Monday signed his franchise tender offer. Frelund wrote:
Not only did Harris tie for the NFL lead with six interceptions last season, but my computer vision shows that among safeties who play a position like his, he allowed the fewest reception yards. This means he either didn't allow the reception or limited it to the fewest yards after the catch. (This is one of the ways I measure "coverage" statistics – and he's really good here.)
Harris is entering his sixth NFL season after originally signing with Minnesota as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
In addition to his six picks in 2019, Harris also had 60 total tackles (team stats) with a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and 11 passes defensed.