Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter has gone from a third-round draft pick to the youngest player to reach 50 sacks in the NFL.
Hunter has been recognized by many as a promising young defensive player, and our friends at Touchdown Wire are the latest to give him praise.
The outlet ranked Hunter the third-best edge defender in the NFL. Here’s what Touchdown Wire said about the pick:
“With his second straight 14.5-sack season, Hunter became the youngest player in NFL history (or at least since 1982, when the sack became an official statistic) to record at least 50 sacks in his career. He did so at age 25 with room to spare — Hunter has 54.5 regular-season sacks and 3.5 more takedowns in the postseason. Per Football Outsiders, he’s also one of four players to finish in the Top 10 in quarterback hurries in each of the last two seasons — and he’s at least three years younger than any of the others (Cameron Jordan, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Aaron Donald).”
The Vikings will need Hunter now more than ever, with Everson Griffen announcing he would depart from the team in free agency. He has yet to sign with a team as of now.