Minnesota has plenty of players whose numbers have become well known among Vikings fans.
There’s Adam Thielen, who is No. 19. There’s Kirk Cousins, who’s No. 8. Danielle Hunter’s No. 99 has also become well known.
But none of those Vikings were on CBS Sports’ list of best players by each jersey number.
The outlet compiled a list of the top players with each jersey number. Minnesota’s lone representative was Kyle Rudolph, who is No. 82. Minnesota was one of six teams to have just one player crack CBS Sports’ list.
Hunter having the same number as Aaron Donald is a tough beat. Same goes for Cousins, who has the same number as Lamar Jackson.
However, I think a compelling argument could be made that Thielen should be at 19 instead of Amari Cooper.
To be fair, CBS Sports did list Thielen, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Deebo Samuel as possible options. The outlet also said that 19 is maybe the best wide receiver number in the league.