Panel & Fans Vote on Vikings Best DBs from 2010-19

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Thoughts from the Panel


"Antoine was near the end of his career, but when it came to impacting the game and having a feel for the ball and making things happen, I take him." — Paul Allen


Xavier Rhodes, cornerback, 2013-present


Fan Vote: 3,983 total votes


Stats from the Decade: 104 games, 97 starts, 372 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions, one interception return for a touchdown, three forced fumbles, 73 passes defensed; selected to three Pro Bowls (2016-2017, 2019) and was a First-Team All-Pro in 2017


Thoughts from the Panel


"Xavier Rhodes … for the amount of time he has played — and for as good as he was for as long as he was — for me, is a staple." — Allen


"Xavier Rhodes … he and Everson Griffen have benefited from Mike Zimmer being the head coach more than anyone else. I don't think either of them, in their initial campaigns, had great years … but Xavier went on to be an All-Pro. Has he struggled? Yeah, but let's not forget the things that he's done." — Bercich


Terence Newman, cornerback, 2015-2017


Fan Vote: 2,393 total votes


Stats from the Decade: 47 games, 33 starts, 135 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, five interceptions, 25 passes defensed


Thoughts from the Panel


"I went with Terence Newman. When you look at Terence Newman and Antoine Winfield, and then Xavier Rhodes, two of those three [Newman and Winfield] were nickel corners and not necessarily guys on the outside. I still think Terence Newman, in his short time here, did more in the red zone for this team defensively than any other DB. He was so unbelievably good and smart in the red zone, that without him, it would have changed some seasons a little bit." — Bercich


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Anthony Harris, safety, 2015-present


Stats from the Decade:
65 games, 31 starts, 180 total tackles, one tackle for loss, nine interceptions, one interception return for a touchdown, one forced fumble, four fumble recoveries, 21 passes defensed


Thoughts from the Panel


"My other safety is going to be Anthony Harris. Believe or it or not with Anthony, with 31 starts … he's the only safety, other than Harrison, with a defensive touchdown during the decade." — Allen


"Anthony Harris finally got his shot, and I think a lot of people around the league … a lot of neutral observers … recognize him as being one of the top two or three safeties in the whole league." — Seifert


"Anthony Harris would be my other safety. You have Andrew Sendejo … but I think Anthony Harris is a much more dynamic player." — Bercich


Andrew Sendejo, safety, 2011-2019


Stats from the Decade:
99 games, 60 starts, 370 total tackles, six tackles for loss, eight interceptions, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, 19 passes defensed


Captain Munnerlyn, cornerback, 2014-2016


Stats from the Decade:
47 games, 30 starts, 172 total tackles, one sack, eight tackles for loss, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, 12 passes defensed


Trae Waynes, cornerback, 2015-present


Stats from the Decade:
74 games, 53 starts, 247 total tackles, one sack, nine tackles for loss, seven interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 42 passes defensed


Mackensie Alexander, cornerback, 2016-present


Stats from the Decade:
55 games, 10 starts, 100 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, 21 passes defensed


Cedric Griffin, cornerback, 2010-2011


Stats from the Decade:
18 games, 16 starts, 75 total tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, three forced fumbles, 10 passes defensed
 
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