Going into the 2014 NFL season, Minnesota Vikings' players occupied three of the twenty spots on NFL.com's "Making the Leap" countdown. Those players were cornerback Xavier Rhodes, defensive end Everson Griffen, and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson.
As we approach the completion of this year's list, the Vikings have two players on there thus far. The list kicked off with wide receiver Charles Johnson at #20, and the second player is linebacker Anthony Barr, who slots in at #3.
The article, written by Gregg Rosenthal, talks a lot about how good Barr looked last year despite only being in his third overall season as a defensive player (having been recruited by UCLA as a running back).