Beat Writers Roundtable: Who Was The Vikings Biggest Breakout Player This Season?

In this edition of Vikings Beat Writers Roundtable, Pioneer Press' Dane Mizutani, Purple Insider's Matthew Coller, ESPN's Kevin Seifert, The Athletic's Alec Lewis, Star Tribune's Emily Leiker and Ben Goessling discuss who was the Vikings biggest breakout player during the 2025 NFL season.

Watch Vikings S Harrison Smith's highlights from his career so far.

In this edition of Vikings Beat Writers Roundtable, Pioneer Press' Dane Mizutani, Purple Insider's Matthew Coller, ESPN's Kevin Seifert, The Athletic's Alec Lewis, Star Tribune's Emily Leiker and Ben Goessling discuss what the Vikings discovered about the team during their five game win streak to close out the 2025 NFL season.

Watch every Gjallarhorn sounding at U.S. Bank Stadium from the Vikings 2025 season.

Watch Vikings WR Justin Jefferson highlights from the 2025 season.

Watch episode 8 of The Voyage which features exclusive coverage of the Vikings in Weeks 16-18, special moments honoring FB C.J. Ham and S Harrison Smith plus General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Head Coach Kevin O'Connell reflect on the team's 2025 NFL season.

Watch Vikings K Will Reichard's highlights from the 2025 NFL season.

Vikings WR Justin Jefferson was mic'd up during the team's win over the Packers in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett recaps the 2025 NFL regular season which includes a win over the Packers in Week 18, C.J. Ham's emotional speech to teammates postgame in the locker room, Harrison Smith's tribute during the game with a standing ovation from fans, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction of Jared Allen and more.

Vikings FB C.J. Ham was mic'd up during the team's 16-3 win over the Packers during Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season.

Watch as Minneapolis painter and illustrator Jill Kittock breaks down the process of creating a custom painting of Vikings players, including the players reactions to the finished painting

Watch Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell's locker room speech to the team following the 16-3 victory over the Packers during Week 18 of the 2025 NFL regular season at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett was joined by Ben Leber to break down the Vikings win over the Packers during Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season.

Minnesota Vikings fullback C.J. Ham talks with Ben Leber following the win over the Green Bay Packers during Week 18 of the 2025 NFL regular season.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett previews the Vikings Week 18 game against the Packers. Everett sits down with safety Harrison Smith for a one-on-one interview, gets a behind-the-scenes look at in-stadium production on gamedays, Good Morning Football Host Manti Te'o discusses Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores and Harrison Smith's impact and more.

Vikings CB Byron Murphy Jr. was mic'd up during the team's 23-10 win over the Lions on Christmas Day during Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season.

Vikings safety Harrison Smith talks with Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett about the defenses huge performance against the Lions, what the Vikings fan base means to him, the support over the years and more.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett talks with Good Morning Football Host Manti Te'o about Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores, the defense and safety Harrison Smith's future to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell talks with Voice of the Vikings and KFAN's Paul Allen ahead of the Week 18 game vs. the Packers to close out the 2025 season.

Watch a recap of the Winter Whiteout game during Week 17 of the 2025 season where the Vikings defeated the Lions on Christmas Day.

Watch Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell's locker room speech to the team following the 23-10 victory over the Lions during Week 17 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Christmas Day.

Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett was joined by Ben Leber to break down the Vikings win over the Lions during Week 17.

Watch the Vikings game trailer ahead of the Week 17 Christmas Day matchup against the Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. Winter Whiteout returns as the Vikings wear their Winter Warrior alternate uniforms.

Watch Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell mic'd up during the Week 16 road game against the Giants.

Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah joined Paul Allen to talk about a variety of topics, including previewing the Week 17 matchup with the Lions.