Andrew Van Ginkel may be an All-Pro, but he may still be overlooked.
The Minnesota Vikings edge rusher signed a two-year, $20 million contract to reunite with Brian Flores last season and made a statement from the outset.
In Week 1, he snared a screen pass from New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones and returned it for a pick six -- a preview of the type of season to come from the former fifth-round pick from Rock Valley, Iowa.
Van Ginkel went on to have an All-Pro season, tallying a career-high 11.5 sacks, two pick-sixes, 79 tackles and 18 tackles for loss. He doubled his worth to the Vikings, who promptly re-upped and extended him an additional year to the tune of $23 million.
The NFL recognized Van Ginkel, naming him to the "Top 100 Players of 2025" list for the first time in his career.
But fans are upset with where he landed.
Dec 8, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) looks on before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43)
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Upon the NFL's announcement that Van Ginkel was ranked No. 88 overall, fans took to social media to voice their displeasure with his placement on the list.
"At least 40 spots too low," one fan wrote.
"This is actually criminally low like there’s gotta be voter fraud," a second fan replied.
"This man deserves to be so SOOOO much higher on here," a third fan said.
"You couldn’t convince me there’s 87 better players in the nfl then ginkle," a fourth fan added.
How many outside linebackers that will be named ahead of Van Ginkel will be interesting to see.
He was a dark-horse candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, and had he not dropped a Week 5 pick-six opportunity against Aaron Rodgers, he could have been at the forefront of that conversation.
Overall, Van Ginkel earned tremendous respect from his peers for making the list for the first time in career. Another impressive season under Flores could catapult him much higher now that he has a foothold in the top 100.