Minnesota Vikings · OLB (LB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Wisconsin (2019 Round 5, Pick 151)

Andrew Van Ginkel

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57.0

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #60 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 2111 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 6.512 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 71 forced fumble
Coverage: 1 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 35951.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.168Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Andrew Van Ginkel among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Van Ginkel#6057.0

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.89 → Shrunk 42.97

78thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 3.06

37thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.15 → Shrunk 8.39

81thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 5.2% → Shrunk 5.2%

38thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.7% → Shrunk 2.7%

39thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.9% → Shrunk 6.4%

99thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 0.7%

79thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.168 → Shrunk −0.055

100thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Andrew Van Ginkel. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs GB	W 39-22	3	2	1.5	1	2	0	0	55
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ CHI	W 9-3	3	3	1	1	3	0	0	64
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ TB	W 23-16	3	0	0.5	0	2	1	1	54
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs MIA	W 15-10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	33
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ NO	W 23-13	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	43
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs IND	W 16-10	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	52
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DET	L 15-19	4	2	2.5	2	3	0	0	58

College to the NFL: Wisconsin to Minnesota Vikings

Verified identity bridge linking Andrew Van Ginkel's college regular-season tackles at Wisconsin to official NFL game lines.

Wisconsin (College tackles)

362017

512018

151151st pick
2019 Draft

MIN (NFL tackles)

152019

452020

612021

452022

582023

702024

512025

212026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	MIA	6	15	11	4	1	4	4	0	0	0	197
2020	MIA	16	45	26	19	5.5	6	10	4	0	3	480
2021	MIA	17	61	40	21	4	9	20	7	0	1	801
2022	MIA	17	45	22	23	0.5	2	4	2	1	0	334
2023	MIA	17	58	31	27	6	8	19	8	1	0	726
2024	MIN	17	70	41	29	11.5	18	19	6	2	1	922
2025	MIN	12	51	25	26	7	11	13	10	1	0	582
2026 (so far)	MIN	7	21	11	10	6.5	7	12	1	1	1	359

Compare Andrew Van Ginkel with top linebackers

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Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 57.0 vs. 93.8 Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 57.0 vs. 93.8 Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 57.0 vs. 92.4 Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 57.0 vs. 89.5 Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 57.0 vs. 89.2 Andrew Van Ginkel vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 57.0 vs. 87.8