The Vikings didn’t need him . . .
A year after finishing with a career-worst 47.9 Pro Football Focus grade, Xavier Rhodes leads the league with a grade of 89 three weeks into the 2020 season.
Rhodes signed with the Colts this offseason on a prove-it deal after seven seasons with the Vikings.
Meanwhile, the Vikings have been miserable in their pass coverage. To say that Rhodes would find this same success in Minnesota isn’t fair, but it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t be able to help the Vikings.
The highest graded Vikings’ cornerback per PFF is rookie Cameron Dantzler, who has a grade of 59.8, a mark that ranks 57th in the league. Mike Hughes ranks 76th, Jeff Gladney ranks 93rd and Holton Hill is all the way down at 104.
It’s still early in the season and these numbers could and likely will change.
Obviously, nobody is rooting for Rhodes to not be successful, but for a Vikings’ fan, his success is a little bittersweet.