Which Vikings player is considered the most overpaid?
Bleacher Report has recently named Vikings' tight end T.J. Hockenson as the most overpaid member of the team, but is that a fair characterization?
Recently, the team over at Bleacher Report identified one “overpaid” player for each NFL team following 2026 free agency. Despite a number of decent choices at their disposal, their choice for the Minnesota Vikings should surprise no one – tight end T. J.
Hockenson. Hockenson was chosen over several other high-priced players on the roster, including Justin Jefferson and Jonathan Greenard. Greenard comes into the 2026 season with a cap-hit well over $22 million and has been the subject of a bevy of trade rumors to get that number off the books, which would lend itself to appearing on a list like this.
In his first season with the Vikings, Greenard more than earned his future high cap hit, tallying 12 sacks for the second straight season and earning his first Pro Bowl honor. The 2025 season, however, was a much different story. That’s somewhat of a theme here.
Greenard notched just three sacks in 2025. Jefferson, despite a down year in 2025, has been arguably the best wide receiver in the league, so he was never going to be the choice. However, where the Bleacher Report team lent grace to Jefferson for struggling through the Vikings’ anemic offense, no such leniency was afforded to Hockenson.