Left tackle Christian Darrisaw had an up-and-down rookie season for the Minnesota Vikings in 2021. He got off to a slow start after missing the preseason and the start of the regular season with an injury, but once he got into the lineup he really started to round into form. This preseason, he’s drawn high praise from Minnesota’s coaches and now another entity has jumped on the hype train.
Peter Schrager of the NFL Network put together his list of the top 10 “breakout candidates” in the NFL for this coming season, and he had Darrisaw on his list way up at #3.