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From May 15 to July 3, TDActu presents its Top 50 NFL players. To arrive at this ranking, each member of the editorial staff voted for the 50 players they would like to have on their team to start the coming season. These rankings were then compiled to form the final Top 50. The opportunity to debate, but also to present 50 profiles to those new to the NFL.
Dalvin Cook – Running back – Minnesota Vikings
ID card : 25 years – 1.78 cm – 95 kg
Draft : n°41 au 2e tour de la Draft 2017 – Florida State
CV : Pro Bowl (2019, 2020).
Stats 2020 (regular season): 14 games, 312 races for 1,557 yards and 16 touchdowns, 44 receptions for 361 yards and 1 touchdown.
Career stats (regular season): 43 games, 769 runs for 3661 yards (4.8 yards / stroke) and 33 touchdowns, 148 receptions for 1275 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Why is he here?
He was right to go on strike. The 2020 season began with a conflict between the Vikings and Dalvin Cook. The player ended up with a big contract. He responded with the most productive season of his floor career. Behind a line in progress but not always among the most reassuring in the league, the number 33 has established himself as the engine of the Minnesota offense.
His huge job was important to make Kirk Cousins more comfortable, and the whole offensive squad breathed better. Thanks to him, the Vikings finished the regular season in fourth place on yards gained in total, and in fifth place on ground. If the defense has sealed the purple, he has nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary.
A ball of muscle and a real bulldozer, Cook also knows how to read the game and use his hands to help land. Enough to make him one of the rare runners essential to his team in the current NFL.
What objective in 2021?
Always more ? The Draft must have pleased Cook, who saw the offensive line strengthen. Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis will bring quality and depth to an area that needed it. And it does the business of the runner well. Cook is still only 25, and he should take advantage of this support to remain the clear leader in the attack.
The title of best runner? We will have to go get a Derrick Henry who gained almost 500 yards more than him last season. Not easy. But behind the Tennessee ogre, Cook seems above the rest.
Whatever happens, Cook’s performance will still serve as a barometer to that of the Vikings. Now that he has individual recognition, a few big wins in the playoffs are the next step to aim for. In 2019-20, for his only participation in the finals, he had been very discreet, with only 112 yards in two games and 3.0 yards per race.
Heard in the editorial staff
“Even with an irregular line, he walks on the defenses every week. He has become one of the very best at his post! “ Victor Roullier
“What a pleasure to see a great runner again in these purple colors! A top player as we rarely see. “ Raoul Villeroy
« True modern and powerful runner. A feast for the eyes and for the Vikings. »Alain Mattei
The general classification
33. Tyrann Mathieu – S, Chiefs
34. Stephon Gilmore – CB, Patriots
35. Darious Leonard – LB, Colts
36. Tre’Davious White – CB, Bills
37. Joey Bosa – DE, Chargers
38. Mike Evans – WR, Buccaneers
39. Julio Jones – WR, Falcons
40. Justin Simmons – S, Broncos
41. Zack Martin – OG, Cowboys
42. Alvin Kamara – RB, Saints
43. Chandler Jones – DE, Cardinals
44. Jamal Adams – S, Seahawks
45. Chase Young – DE, Football Team
46. Lavonte David – LB, Buccaneers
47. Nick Chubb – RB, Browns
48. Corey Linsley – C, Chargers
49. Lamar Jackson – QB, Ravens
50. Fred Warner – LB, 49ers
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