When training camp first got underway, there were some Vikings players picking up praise. There’s also been some first-year players in danger of not seeing the field too much in 2020.
Not only that, but there are some under-the-radar players who have put together good training camp performances, with the hope of making the roster and more. One of those players has been defensive end Eddie Yarbrough.
Yarbrough was signed by the Vikings off the Bills’ practice squad. He’s picked up praise from Arif Hasan of The Athletic and Sam Ekstrom of Zone Coverage.
In his 53-man roster projection, Ekstrom picked Yarbrough to make the active roster, saying Jalyn Holmes and him are the “biggest guarantees of any depth options at defensive end.”
Hasan said that “Yarbrough continued their strong camp performances into the scrimmage (at U.S. Bank Stadium), with Yarbrough earning at least one sack and generating even more pressure.”
If Yarbrough keeps up the good work, he could earn playing time at a position — defensive end — that is now up in the air with Everson Griffen signing elsewhere.