2 weeks Ago By Ryan OLeary
Los Angeles Rams pass rusher Jared Verse padded his resume for Defensive Rookie of the Year on Thursday night, notching his first career multi-sack game in a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium. Vikings rookie Dallas Turner, selected two spots before Verse in the 2024 NFL Draft, continues to head in the opposite direction. Turner played a season-low three snaps against the Rams, continuing an alarming trend that’s seen his playing time gradually decrease from week to week.
He’s been trending down ever since missing Minnesota’s Week 3 game against the Houston Texans with a knee injury. Dallas Turner defensive snap counts Week 1 at N.Y.
Giants 35 Week 2 vs. San Francisco 49ers 18 Week 4 at Green Bay Packers 11 Week 5 vs. New York Jets 13 Week 7 vs.
Detroit Lions 5 Week 8 at Los Angeles Rams 3 — Source: PFF Premium Stats The Vikings gave up a haul to move up and draft Turner No. 17 overall in April. They traded pick No.
23 — which the Jacksonville Jaguars used to select budding superstar WR Brian Thomas Jr. — and a 2024 fifth-rounder (RB Keilan Robinson), as well as third- and fourth-round picks in 2025 for the former Alabama star. The Rams wound up staying put and drafting Verse at No.
19. He’s been a force in the NFL since Day 1, playing at least 41 snaps in every game this season. He entered Week 8 with a league-leading 23.
6% pressure rate , per Next Gen Stats. Laiatu Latu, another rookie EDGE drafted No. 15 overall by the Indianapolis Colts , has seen a healthy weekly snap share himself while racking up 15 total pressures and two sacks on the season.
The Vikings are among the NFL leaders in total sacks, but they’re also PFF’s sixth-worst graded pass rushing team . Turner should be able to help in that area, but he clearly hasn’t earned extended reps in the eyes of defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Here’s a full playing time breakdown for the Vikings on Thursday night: Vikings Week 8 defensive snap counts: Harrison Smith, S — 65 Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB — 65 Byron Murphy Jr.
, CB — 65 Ivan Pace Jr., LB — 65 Stephon Gilmore, CB — 60 Jonathan Greenard, OLB — 59 Josh Metellus, S — 55 Harrison Phillips, DT — 55 Camryn Bynum, S — 54 Jonathan Bullard, DT — 48 Pat Jones II, OLB — 39 Jerry Tillery, DT — 25 Shaquill Griffin, CB — 21 Jalen Redmond, DT — 15 Jihad Ward, OLB — 8 Taki Taimani, DT — 8 Kamu Grugier-Hill, LB — 5 Dallas Turner, OLB — 3 Vikings Week 8 offensive snap counts: Sam Darnold, QB — 50 Garrett Bradbury, C — 50 Blake Brandel, LG — 50 Brian O'Neill, RT — 50 Ed Ingram, RG — 50 Justin Jefferson, WR — 50 Aaron Jones, RB — 46 Jordan Addison, WR — 46 Josh Oliver, TE — 35 Johnny Mundt, TE — 31 David Quessenberry, LT — 25 Christian Darrisaw, LT — 25 Jalen Nailor, WR — 21 C.J.
Ham, FB — 8 Brandon Powell, WR — 6 Trent Sherfield , WR — 3 Robert Tonyan, TE — 2 Ty Chandler, RB — 2 The big story on offense was starting left tackle Christian Darrisaw, who left with a knee injury and was seen on crutches in the locker room postgame. David Quessenberry took his place and ended up on the wrong side of a game-changing play against Verse in the fourth quarter. Jared Verse throws #76 out of the bar #RamsHouse #Skol #TNFonPrime pic.
twitter.com/sQiIZQfkMU Head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters the team is “keeping our fingers crossed that we get some positive news” on Darrisaw, but it certainly seems like he’ll be missing time . More Minnesota Vikings news: Vikings writer rejects Matthew Stafford trade rumors.
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