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Arif Hasan
Arif Hasan has written for sites all across the internet and his work has been featured in the Athletic, Pro Football Network, Star Tribune, LA Times, Forbes, SB Nation, the Bleacher Report and MSNBC. He currently also writes for the Wide Left Substack. You can find him on twitter at @ArifHasanNFL.
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Workout Comps: Which Veterans do Vikings Rookies Compare To?
By Arif Hasan - May 15, 2018
Now that the Vikings have signed every drafted rookie — except for Mike Hughes — to their contracts, it’s worth some speculation to see which professional players […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the UDFAs
By Arif Hasan - May 5, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings are an organization that has prioritized, to some degree, measurables and data-based approaches to player acquisition. They, more than most teams, target high-level athletes […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: Who Signed the “Best” UDFAs?
By Arif Hasan - May 2, 2018
Every year, players that drop from the draft excite fans when they sign as undrafted free agents for their respective teams. Some of those players, like La’el […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Devante Downs Pick
By Arif Hasan - May 1, 2018
Since Rick Spielman took over primary responsibilities for general manager duties in Minnesota, he’s drafted a linebacker in the seventh round every single year. Audie Cole, Michael […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Ade Aruna Pick
By Arif Hasan - May 1, 2018
The Vikings consistently draft athletic edge rushers. Those players don’t always have high-level production — Danielle Hunter is the prototypical example, but Stephen Weatherly and to some […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Colby Gossett Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 30, 2018
It wasn’t until late in the draft that the Vikings grabbed an interior offensive lineman, signaling that they will likely stick with the group that got them […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Tyler Conklin Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 30, 2018
The Vikings, in the fifth round of the NFL draft, elected to round out their tight end depth with the selection of Tyler Conklin, a Central Michigan […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: The Consensus Big Board Grades the Draft
By Arif Hasan - Apr 29, 2018
People often say that one should “wait three years” to grade a draft, but it only makes sense that anyone willing to offer analysis of players before […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: the Top Undrafted Free Agents Remaining
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
With the draft over, the mad dash for undrafted free agents has begun. Many of the players atop consensus boards will have previously unknown injury or off-field […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Jalyn Holmes Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
The Vikings finally dipped into the defensive line in the draft, selecting hybrid defensive end/defensive tackle Jalyn Holmes along the lines of former Mike Zimmer player Wallace […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Brian O’Neill Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
The Vikings in the second round addressed the offensive line with Brian O’Neill, a player whose athleticism has kept him atop the tackle conversation throughout the draft […]
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2018 NFL Draft – Day 3 Consensus Big Board: The Best Available Players
By Arif Hasan - Apr 27, 2018
With Day 2 of the NFL draft in the books and Day 3 in the offing, there are 19 players left in the top 100 players of […]