A TD threat with each touch: Inside Vikings RB Dalvin Cook's roaring start

EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings traded up in the second round of the 2017 draft to select running back Dalvin Cook, who they believed would be the heir apparent to Adrian Peterson.

Cook and Peterson have many of the same explosive qualities that make them home run threats nearly every time they touch the ball. Cook's ferocious start in 2019 -- averaging 6.6 yards per rush on 57 carries for 375 yards and four touchdowns -- mirrors what Peterson did in Minnesota for the better part of eight seasons.

Cook remains the NFL’s rushing leader after he put together another 100-yard performance (110) against the Oakland Raiders. He became the first Viking to rush for 100 yards in three…