| New York Life Protection Index Analysis |
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Season | Rank | Protection Index | Previous Protection Index | Change | Offensive Linemen Drafted |
| 2010 | 24 | 52.4 | 68.3 | -15.9 | Chris DeGeare (G) - Wake Forest |
| 2009 | 9 | 68.3 | 45.6 | 22.7 | Phil Loadholt (T) - Oklahoma |
| 2008 | 29t | 45.6 | 41.3 | 4.3 | John Sullivan (C) - Notre Dame |
| 2007 | 30 | 41.3 | 41.8 | -0.5 | |
| 2006 | 28 | 41.8 | 35.7 | 6.1 | Ryan Cook (T) - New Mexico |
| 2005 | 29 | 35.7 | 44.7 | -9.0 | Marcus Johnson (T) - Mississippi |
| 2004 | 25 | 44.7 | 49.7 | -5.0 | Nat Dorsey (T) - Georgia Tech |
| 2003 | 19t | 49.7 | 41.3 | 8.4 | |
| 2002 | 30 | 41.3 | 52.4 | -11.1 | Bryant McKinnie (T) - Miami (FL) |
| 2001 | 18 | 52.4 | 55.6 | -3.2 | |
| 2000 | 10t | 55.6 | 60.7 | -5.1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 60.7 | 61.9 | -1.2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 61.9 | 54.9 | 7.0 | Matt Birk (C) - Harvard |
| 1997 | 13 | 54.9 | 57.0 | -2.1 | |
| 1996 | 10 | 57.0 | 65.1 | -8.1 | |
| 1995 | 11 | 65.1 | 73.8 | -8.7 | Korey Stringer (T) - Ohio State |
| 1994 | 3 | 73.8 | 59.4 | 14.4 | Todd Steussie (T) - California |
| 1993 | 11t | 59.4 | N/A | N/A | John Gerak (G) - Penn State, Everett Lindsay (G) - Mississippi |
