ESPN: Vikings Rank 6th in NFL for Under-25 Talent

Each season, ESPN ranks the “under-25” talent for each of the 32 NFL teams. Prior to the 2015 season, the Vikings ranked seventh in the league. This time around, Minnesota moved up to number six.

ESPN guest writer Scott Kacsmar, of Football Outsiders, pointed out that the Vikings were the league’s only team to send multiple players (Teddy Bridgewater and Anthony Barr) under the age of 25 to the Pro Bowl following the 2015 season. He wrote:

Bridgewater's passing plus-minus, which adjusts for where and how far the ball was thrown, ranked fifth in 2015. Plus, despite being pressured on a league-high 36.0 percent of his plays, Bridgewater still ranked in DVOA's [Football Outsiders rating system]…