{"id":912687,"date":"2026-06-07T19:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/912687\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:48:31","slug":"6-vikings-who-could-earn-their-first-pro-bowl-nod-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/912687\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Vikings Who Could Earn Their First Pro Bowl Nod in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Minnesota Vikings<\/a> players on the existing roster have Pro Bowl honors<\/a> to their names, believe it or not, but the list of hopefuls is large, too. With the regular season still three months away, let\u2019s peek at some players who could realistically get the nod in 2026.<\/p>\n

Some players are wildly overdue; a couple are just coming up and could turn heads if the season bends the right way.<\/p>\n

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The players are listed in order of likelihood to get their inaugural Pro Bowl nod (No. 1 = most likely).<\/p>\n

Vikings Breakout Candidates with Real Award Stakes\"VikingsMinnesota Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner<\/a> works in space against the Tennessee Titans<\/a> during a road matchup at Nissan Stadium. Turner\u2019s athleticism and pursuit ability remained important elements of Minnesota\u2019s defensive approach as he continued his rookie campaign. The play occurred on Nov. 17, 2024, in Nashville during a physical contest between the two clubs. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

6. Dallas Turner | OLB<\/p>\n

This one might be a long shot. Most Vikings fans just want Turner to settle in as a reliable starter and perhaps achieve Pro Bowl heights in 2027 or 2028. But based on his sack collection rate in 2025, along with his tendency to force fumbles, there is a chance for Turner to utterly explode.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been trapped on the Vikings\u2019 depth chart for two years behind Jonathan Greenard<\/a> and Andrew Van Ginkel<\/a>. Now\u2019s the time \u2014 beyond the shadow of a doubt \u2014 to find out why Minnesota traded a fortune to get Turner two years ago.<\/p>\n

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5. Jordan Addison<\/a> | WR<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a simple rule of thumb on Addison: when the quarterback is competent, Addison feasts. When the quarterback stinks, Addison all but disappears.<\/p>\n

If Kyler Murray<\/a> takes off in the Vikings\u2019 offense, Addison could bank his first 1,000-yard season. He already has a knack for finding the endzone \u2014 more so than Justin Jefferson<\/a>, oddly enough \u2014 so he just needs the quarterback to stay healthy and deliver the rock on time.<\/p>\n

If Addison finished 2026 with 1,200 yards and 10+ touchdowns, Pro Bowl voters could not ignore him.<\/p>\n

4. Blake Cashman<\/a> | LB<\/p>\n

Cashman totaled 144 tackles in 13 games last season. That number is mind-boggling for a guy who tends to fly under the radar. And Cashman isn\u2019t just a tackle merchant; he\u2019s a staple of Brian Flores\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n

\"TexansHouston Texans<\/a> quarterback C.J. Stroud<\/a> and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman meet after a game at U.S. Bank Stadium. The postgame exchange reflected the respect shared between opponents following a hard-fought matchup. The interaction took place on Sept. 22, 2024, after Minnesota hosted Houston in a regular-season contest. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

Suppose Cashman maintains his tackle rate from 2025 and plays 17 games. We\u2019re talking like 180-190 tackles. A Pro Bowl would be in order.<\/p>\n

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3. Jalen Redmond<\/a> | DT<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably time for the world to realize that Redmond is not an accidental story. Rising from the UFL, Redmond immediately turned heads in the Vikings\u2019 2024 defense, and then that just carried over to 2025. Onlookers no longer have to wait and see if Redmond is a mirage. He is not; he\u2019s the real deal.<\/p>\n

Another year of Redmondian production will likely draw attention across the NFL. For now, he feels like the Vikings\u2019 version of a secret.<\/p>\n

2. Will Reichard<\/a> | K<\/p>\n

Reichard took home All-Pro honors in 2025 \u2014 more prestigious than the Pro Bowl \u2014 but Brandon Aubrey<\/a> got the Pro Bowl love, probably because his name is more established. Aubrey would be the first to tell you that Reichard was a better kicker last season; he deserved the All-Pro shoutout more than Aubrey.<\/p>\n

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Well, it\u2019s time for Reichard to get Pro Bowl shine, too. He might be the most likely on the list to earn his first Pro Bowl trip. He banged home 11 field goals from 50+ yards in 2025 and maintained a 94.3% field goal percentage overall.<\/p>\n

The guy is the answer to Vikings fans\u2019 prayers \u2014 that they\u2019ve been sending to the heavens since January 1999.<\/p>\n

Zone Coverage\u2018s Trevor Ripley noted on Reichard<\/a> earlier in the offseason, \u201cReichard\u2019s automatic leg definitely deserves some significant praise. Minnesota\u2019s offense<\/a> finished 28th on the year in total EPA and 26th in scoring. You have to shudder to think what those numbers might have been had the Vikings employed a league-average kicker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReichard finished the year first in the league in field goals made over 50 yards with 11, setting a team record in the process. So, yes, Reichard\u2019s heroics may force the Vikings to re-evaluate how close they believe they are to running it back in 2026 with similar personnel on offense. Still, he also showed them he\u2019s a legitimate core building block for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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1. Christian Darrisaw<\/a> | LT<\/p>\n

Darrisaw is, by far, the most overdue man on the list. He\u2019s been in the league since 2021, and from the jump, he\u2019s played like a Top 10 left tackle<\/a>. Pro Bowl nods? Zero.<\/p>\n

\"MicahGreen Bay<\/a> defender Micah Parsons<\/a> offers assistance to Minnesota Vikings tackle Christian Darrisaw following a play during a divisional battle at Lambeau Field. The moment highlighted sportsmanship amid an intense afternoon between rivals competing in difficult conditions. The scene unfolded on Nov. 23, 2025, during a physical NFC North matchup. Mandatory Credit: Wm. Glasheen-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

He may not have deserved the honor last year because of his prolonged ACL recovery<\/a>, but with his health and game-readiness trending in the right direction, there\u2019s no time like the present for Darrisaw to get off the Pro Bowl schneid.<\/p>\n

Local reporting suggested that Darrisaw looked great at organized team activities, foreshadowing that 2026 is already starting out better for him than 2025 ended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many Minnesota Vikings players on the existing roster have Pro Bowl honors to their names, believe it or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[6512,11270,6203,1028,1508,10652,7,41,253,38851,8041,8265,2780,4827,9737,491,233,259,2529,6,4912,394,234,23890],"class_list":["post-912687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-vikings","tag-andrew-van-ginkel","tag-blake-cashman","tag-brandon-aubrey","tag-c-j-stroud","tag-christian-darrisaw","tag-dallas-turner","tag-football","tag-green-bay","tag-houston-texans","tag-jalen-redmond","tag-jonathan-greenard","tag-jordan-addison","tag-justin-jefferson","tag-kyler-murray","tag-mandatory-credit","tag-micah-parsons","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-minnesotavikings","tag-nfl","tag-pro-bowl","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-vikings","tag-will-reichard"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116710559603711107","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}