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The Minnesota Vikings could stand to bolster their roster after moving Dallas Turner into the starting lineup.<\/p>\n
Dallas Turner<\/a> led the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> in sacks last season, but he\u2019s going to need to be considerably better in 2026 if the defense hopes to avoid a significant decline following the decision to trade Jonathan Greenard<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bill Barnwell of ESPN wrote recently that Turner is playing this year, his first as a full-time starter after going in the first round in 2024, for a lucrative fifth-year option in 2028. Minnesota will decide whether to pick up that option, which could exceed $20 million in value, by May 1 of next year.<\/p>\n However, Barnwell noted that Turner\u2019s production last season was misleading, even if his counting statistics were solid.<\/p>\n \u201cTurner had eight sacks in a rotational role filling in on the edge for the Vikings, but he wasn\u2019t anywhere near as productive on a snap-by-snap basis as that figure suggests upon closer review,\u201d Barnwell wrote on September 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dallas Turner\u2019s Metrics in 2025 Fell Considerably Short of Jonathan Greenard\u2019s<\/p>\n \n Barnwell referenced an X post<\/a> from March in which he explained why some analysts are perhaps overrating Turner\u2019s performance from 2025.<\/p>\n Know the Vikings are in a rough cap bind, and he\u2019s still young, but not sure Dallas Turner is as ready to step in for Jonathan Greenard as his sack total might suggest.<\/p>\n Turner had eight sacks last year, but that included 2.5 coverage sacks, 2.5 unblocked sacks, and a sack where<\/p>\n Know the Vikings are in a rough cap bind, and he\u2019s still young, but not sure Dallas Turner is as ready to step in for Jonathan Greenard as his sack total might suggest.<\/p>\n Turner had eight sacks last year, but that included 2.5 coverage sacks, 2.5 unblocked sacks, and a sack where the tackle was late off the ball.<\/p>\n Greenard had an 8.4 percent quick pressure rate, which was fourth-best amongst edges with 200 pass rushes or more. Turner was at 4.0 percent, which was 38th.<\/p>\n Tyler Forness of A to Z Sports argued in return that Turner\u2019s tape still holds up, even despite some of the caveats that Barnwell mentioned.<\/p>\n \u201cThe film was good, and his baseline levels of play (setting the run, play strength, developing his pass rush plan, etc) were significantly improved,\u201d Forness wrote of Turner<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s not as good as Greenard, but certainly ready to be a full-time starter.\u201d<\/p>\n Vikings Added Kyle Van Noy to Improve Pass-Rush Group After Taking Step Back With Jonathan Greenard Trade<\/p>\n \n Former interim Vikings GM Rob Brzezinski admitted that the Vikings\u2019 defense took a step back the moment they dealt Greenard to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> for two third-rounders during this year\u2019s NFL<\/a> draft.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an impact player. It\u2019s something we understand is not making the Minnesota Vikings a better team today,\u201d\u00a0Brzezinski said, per Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune<\/a>. \u201cBut there\u2019s a lot of factors involved, and particularly with the economics, we were able to reach a resolution that made sense for the Vikings.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to miss him,\u201d Brzezinski continued. \u201cWe\u2019re happy he was able to get himself a new contract, but this is not something we\u2019re jumping around excitedly about. We did feel like it was the best thing for the organization moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Minnesota signed veteran edge-rusher Kyle Van Noy<\/a> as a reinforcement behind Turner and Andrew Van Ginkel<\/a>, the latter of whom is entering the final year of his contract in Minnesota.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMax Dible<\/a> covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group’s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. 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GettyPass-rusher Dallas Turner of the Minnesota Vikings.\n<\/p>\n![\"Kyle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/los-angeles-chargers-v-las-vegas-raiders-las-vegas-nevada-december-e1788474351594.jpg\")
GettyMinnesota Vikings pass-rusher Kyle Van Noy.\n<\/p>\n