Ben Sims

Ben Sims

25-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Minnesota Vikings
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Sims entered the previous campaign as Green Bay's third tight end, and while he filled the No. 2 spot behind Tucker Kraft while Luke Musgrave was sidelined due to injury, he finished it in the same spot after Musgrave's late-season return. All three players remain in Green Bay, and all figure to fill similar roles, which means Sims, who has tallied just eight receptions across 34 career appearances, will remain limited mainly to blocking duties. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a contract with the Vikings in October of 2025.
Healthy scratch Sunday
TEMinnesota Vikings
Coach's Decision
November 2, 2025
Sims (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions.
ANALYSIS
The tight end was claimed off waivers by the Vikings on Monday and appeared to have a chance to play, with Josh Oliver dealing with a foot injury. Oliver is also inactive, but the Vikings are riding with T.J. Hockenson, Ben Yurosek and Nick Vannett for Sunday's contest. Vannett was elevated from the practice squad Saturday.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Ben Sims' 2024 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
2.3
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.18
 
% Team Air Yards
1.0%
 
% Team Targets
1.1%
 
Avg Depth of Target
7.8 Yds
 
Catch Rate
80.0%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
4.3
 
% Targeted On Route
10.6%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
0.89
 
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Snap Counts
Snap %
Minnesota VikingsVikings 2024 TE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

54649%
6628%
43739%
14159%
42638%
7933%
172%
146%
141%
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How often does Ben Sims run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Ben Sims and the other tight ends for the Vikings are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Ben Sims
47 routes   5 targets
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% Routes Run
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21%
282 routes   62 targets
71%
173 routes   28 targets
33%
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Commanders pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
78.9
 
Cornerbacks
83.5
 
Safeties
75.1
 
Linebackers
66.2
 
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2024 Ben Sims Split Stats
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More Fantasy News
Staying in NFC North with Minnesota
TEMinnesota Vikings
October 27, 2025
The Vikings claimed Sims off waivers from the Packers on Monday.
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Parts ways with Packers
TEFree Agent
October 25, 2025
Green Bay waived Sims on Saturday.
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Healthy scratch Week 2
TEGreen Bay Packers
Coach's Decision
September 11, 2025
Sims (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Commanders, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
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Won't play Week 1
TEGreen Bay Packers
Coach's Decision
September 7, 2025
Sims (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
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Remains in bit role
TEGreen Bay Packers
January 28, 2025
Sims was targeted five times and caught four passes for 42 yards across 17 games in the 2024 season.
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