The Athletic: Risers/Fallers from Game 1
📈Max Bredeson
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) August 17, 2026
📉Caleb Banks
What stood out on film in the Vikings’ first preseason game? Whose stock is up? Whose stock fell? Full reaction:https://t.co/Bmc4TV2Lwj
“Bredeson exploded from a traditional fullback position”
Traditional? Offset a yard behind the LT LG gap is traditional?
Hokay.
Regardless, pretty easy to see Maximus Fullbackicus is a chess piece that will be used often.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
Banks is raw, but we knew that.
Like the man says, those traits are still there and plenty sculpt-able.
Hopefully he stays healthy and we get to see some highlights this year that give a glimpse of his ceiling.
Not sure how much/if we'll see of Jakobe Thomas this PS? It's unfortunate, especially after whats happened with Adams.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
purplefaithful wrote:
Banks is raw, but we knew that.
Like the man says, those traits are still there and plenty sculpt-able.
Hopefully he stays healthy and we get to see some highlights this year that give a glimpse of his ceiling.
Not sure how much/if we'll see of Jakobe Thomas this PS? It's unfortunate, especially after whats happened with Adams.
Really what I want to see from Banks is that he is healthy. Just like Big Citrus - it takes some time to adjust to the size and strength of the NFL in the trenches. Banks was drafted on projection which will take some time to develop - but with proper coaching he could become a massive weapon on defense. Turner appears to be turning the corner and he is year 3.
Right now the safety position is by far our biggest question mark.
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