Andrew Van Ginkel stats

Vikings

Linebacker · #43

Age 31 · 6' 4" · 242 lbs

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Andrew Van Ginkel recorded 25 tackles and 7.5 sacks in 8 games of 2026 for the Minnesota Vikings. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
8
TOT
25
SOLO
13
AST
12
SACK · 4th
7.5
INT
1
PD
1
FF
1

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2019MIA6151141.0000
2020MIA164829195.5043
2021MIA177150214.0071
2022MIA174724230.5120
2023MIA176942276.0180
2024MIN1779502911.5261
2025MIN125428267.01100
2026MIN82513127.5111

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
110
TOT
408
SOLO
247
AST
161
SACK
43.0
INT
6
PD
38
FF
6

Career Postseason

GP
2
TOT
4
SOLO
1
AST
3
SACK
1.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game

GP
8
TOT
3.1
SOLO
1.6
AST
1.5
SACK
0.9
INT
0.1
PD
0.1
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2019MIA62.51.80.70.20.00.00.0
2020MIA163.01.81.20.30.00.30.2
2021MIA174.22.91.20.20.00.40.1
2022MIA172.81.41.40.00.10.10.0
2023MIA174.12.51.60.40.10.50.0
2024MIN174.62.91.70.70.10.40.1
2025MIN124.52.32.20.60.10.80.0
2026MIN83.11.61.50.90.10.10.1

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
110
TOT
3.7
SOLO
2.2
AST
1.5
SACK
0.4
INT
0.1
PD
0.3
FF
0.1

Bio

Age
31 yearsJul 1, 1995
Height
6' 4"
Weight
242 lbs
Experience
8 yearsDebut 2019
Birthplace
Rock Valley, IA
Draft
2019Rd 5, Pk 151
College
Wisconsin
Salary
$16 million2026

Against other linebackers

2026 regular season, 210 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.

  • Sacks7.5

    Higher than 98% of the other 209 NFL linebackers.

  • Tackles25

    Higher than 56% of the other 209 NFL linebackers.

  • Forced Fumbles1

    Higher than 67% of the other 209 NFL linebackers.

Latest performance

Andrew Van Ginkel

Nov 09 · vs BUF · L 23-6

TOT
4
SOLO
2
AST
2
SACK
1.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

83% of his club's defensive snaps a game (418 in 8 games); 74% in week 9.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1GB5581%0
2CHI6486%0
3TB5478%0
4MIA3385%0
5NO4396%0
7IND5285%0
8DET5881%0
9BUF5974%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

Andrew Van Ginkel has been on the NFL’s game-status report 0 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202600Chest

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2019 NFL combine

LB, 6'3", 241 lb · Wisconsin

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
Vertical jump38"85th
Broad jump10' 3"79th
Bench press (225 lb)17 reps10th
3-cone drill6.89s88th
20-yard shuttle4.14s84th

Percentile: the share of LBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2019 combine

Games

All games

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at GBSun, Nov 15

vs GB since 2022

6
GP
22
TOT
17
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Mon, Nov 09vsBUFL 23-64210
Sun, Nov 01atDETL 19-15422.50
Sun, Oct 25vsINDW 16-103100
Sun, Oct 11atNOW 23-133210
Sun, Oct 04vsMIAW 15-102100
Sun, Sep 27atTBW 23-16300.51

What are Andrew Van Ginkel's career stats?

Andrew Van Ginkel has played 8 seasons for the Dolphins and the Vikings. He has recorded 408 tackles, 43 sacks and 6 interceptions. His best season so far is 2024: 79 tackles and 11.5 sacks.

Milestones within reach

  • 7 more sacks for 50 — 43 now, 7.5 in his best season of the last two
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Best single games

  • Tackles: 11 vs PIT on Oct 23, 2022, W 16-10
  • Sacks: 2 @ LV on Dec 26, 2020, W 26-25
Andrew Van Ginkel's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202631.5
202582.0
202482.0
2023102.0
2022110.5
202171.0
202082.0
201961.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2019 to 2026

Andrew Van Ginkel finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 280th in sacks (43.0)

Among the 9,837 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Andrew Van Ginkel college stats

Andrew Van Ginkel played 2 seasons at Wisconsin Badgers (2017 to 2018): 98 tackles, 12 sacks and 2 interceptions.

defensive

Andrew Van Ginkel's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2017Wisconsin Badgers39261326.522111
2018Wisconsin Badgers59392035.51000

scoring

Andrew Van Ginkel's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2017Wisconsin Badgers100110006

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Andrew Van Ginkel's college game log.

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Playoff games

Andrew Van Ginkel played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.

Andrew Van Ginkel's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2024LARL 27-931.00
2022BUFL 34-3110.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.