Who is the best defensive back in Vikings history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Paul Krause (1970s) tops the list at 86.
The ranking
Best Vikings defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Paul Krause
Vikings · 1970s86 - 2Harrison Smith
Vikings · 2010s86 - 3Joey Browner
Vikings · 1980s84 - 4Xavier Rhodes
Vikings · 2010s84 - 5Darren Sharper
Vikings · 2000s82 - 6Robert Griffith
Vikings · 1990s80 - 7Antoine Winfield
Vikings · 2000s78 - 8Bobby Bryant
Vikings · 1970s78 - 9Carl Lee
Vikings · 1980s78 - 10Byron Murphy Jr.
Vikings · 2020s77 - 11Camryn Bynum
Vikings · 2020s76 - 12Patrick Peterson
Vikings · 2020s75
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