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Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!
Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the 90-man roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.
What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.
As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.
Background
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Name: Dean Lowry
Rank: 18
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 296 lbs
Experience: 8th year
College: Northwestern
Stats (In NFL): 111 games, 80 starts, 252 tackles, 23.0 tackles for loss, 34 quarterback hits, 15.5 sacks, 16 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 4 fumble recoveries
Votes:
Tyler Forness: 15
Kevin Fielder: 17
Judd Zulgad: 19
Saivion Mixson: 18
Average: 17.25
Best case scenario
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Lowry comes in and plays on the same level as Dalvin Tomlinson did last year. His 2021 was his best season with 5.0 sacks and 42 total pressures in being a force for the Packers on their defensive line. The idea of signing Lowry to a more inexpensive contract than what Tomlinson got is a Moneyball approach. If you can get 60-80% of Tomlinson for 28% of the money, it’s a win for the Vikings.
Worst case scenario
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He doesn’t revert back to his 2021 form and he continues the regression that began last season. Lowry’s pressures shrank from 42 to 17. He played a significantly lesser snap count, but played in all 17 games both seasons. Taking a step backward would be brutal for the Vikings who are counting on Lowry to be a key contributor this season.
What to expect in 2023
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The likely outcome is that Lowry is somewhere between his 2021 and 2022 seasons. Being a solid player on the defensive line is what the Vikings should hope for in 2023. If they get more of that, the Moneyball approach from Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will gain creedence.
Previous player profiles
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90-Garett Maag
89-Jack Podlesny
88-Zach Ojile
87-NaJee Thompson
86-Thayer Thomas
85-Sam Schluter
84-Jaelyn Williams
83-Jacky Chen
82-Cephus Johnson III
81-C.J. Coldon Jr.
80-Junior Aho
79-Malik Knowles
78-Abraham Beauplan
77-Wilson Huber
76-Lucky Jackson
75-Andre Carter II
74-Curtis Weaver
73-T.J. Smith
72-Alan Ali
71-Josh Sokol
70-Blake Proehl
69-John Reid
68-Trishton Jackson
67-Kalon Barnes
66-Benton Whitley
65-Calvin Avery
64-Theo Jackson
63-William Kwenkeu
62-Sheldon Day
61-Tay Gowan
60-Ross Blacklock
59-Vederian Lowe
58-Jaren Hall
57-Nick Muse
56-Ivan Pace, Jr
55-Jalen Reagor
54-Luiji Vilain
53-Austin Schlottmann
52-Troy Dye
51-Olisaemeka Udoh
50-Nick Mullens
49-Kene Nwangwu
48-DeWayne McBride
47-Jaquelin Roy
46-Jay Ward
45-Brandon Powell
44-Troy Reeder
43-James Lynch
42-Greg Joseph
41-Johnny Mundt
40-Blake Brandel
39-Mekhi Blackmon
38-Chris Reed
37-Joejuan Williams
36-Ryan Wright
35-Esezi Otomewo
34-Jalen Nailor
33-Ty Chandler
32-Jonathan Bullard
31-D.J. Wonnum
30-Patrick Jones II
29-Andrew DePaola
28-Ed Ingram
27-Lewis Cine
26-Garrett Bradbury
25-C.J. Ham
24-Josh Metellus
23-Andrew Booth Jr.
22-Akayleb Evans
21-Jordan Hicks
20-Camryn Bynum
19-Khyiris Tonga