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MIN · WLB · #43

Andrew Van Ginkel

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Andrew Van Ginkel is the starting WLB for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Andrew Van Ginkel this week

The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Andrew Van Ginkel is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.

At WLB for the Minnesota Vikings, Kyle Van Noy and Bo Richter are next in line behind him.

Andrew Van Ginkel's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 15-10 vs MIA (Oct 4); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27).

Andrew Van Ginkel wears No. 43, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 242 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Wisconsin.

Is Andrew Van Ginkel playing this week?

Andrew Van Ginkel is expected to start at WLB for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

MIN WLB Depth

1Andrew Van GinkelStarter
2Kyle Van Noy
3Bo Richter

Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 4"
Weight
242
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIN584411
    2025MIN1225117110
    2024MIN17411811.526
    2023MIA17318618
    2022MIA162220.512
    2021MIA17409407
    2020MIA152665.504
    2019MIA6114100
    Career8 yrs1052046239.5638

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    -0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    4
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    105
    Tackles
    204

    #5 of 9 at OLB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Andrew Van Ginkel is rated 88 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 24th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 87% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    91st percentile
    Beats 91% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 831 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 151 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ NOTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-13

    Oct 4Wvs MIATKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 15-10

    Sep 27W@ TBTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    1
    PD
    1

    Final W 23-16

    Sep 20W@ CHITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 9-3

    Sep 13Wvs GBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 39-22

    Andrew Van Ginkel's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Andrew Van Ginkel plays 85% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share85%

    College

    Wisconsin

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