Za’Darius Smith Named 2022 NFC Defensive Player of the Month

Smith, who signed with the Vikings as a free agent during the 2022 offseason, becomes the 10th different Viking to win Defensive Player of the Month honors and the first since DE Everson Griffen did so in October 2017.

All-Time Vikings NFC Defensive Players of the Month

1986 Doug Martin, DE September

1989 Keith Millard, DT October

1992 Chris Doleman, DE December

1993 Chris Doleman, DE December/January

1994 Jack Del Rio, LB September

1994 Anthony Parker, CB October

1994 John Randle, DT December

1996 John Randle, DT October

1997 John Randle, DT October

1999 John Randle, DT December

2005 Darren Sharper, S November

2011 Jared Allen, DE October

2014 Everson Griffen, DE October

2017 Everson Griffen, DE October

2022 Za’Darius Smith, OLB October