The Minnesota Vikings have had to rely on undrafted free agents to fill out their special teams units this season, and it’s been an up-and-down proposition.

General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has not had the strongest track record when it comes to drafting, but they have kept multiple undrafted free agents and had success. In his first four seasons, Adofo-Mensah has kept a total of 16 UDFAs, including seven of them this season.

When you keep that many UDFAs, the number one area that gets impacted is special teams, and it’s been a tough one for the Vikings. However, within that group, Adofo-Mensah found a difference-maker who could potentially make an All-Pro team. However, there is one thing holding him back.

Myles Price’s potential All-Pro season is being hindered by penalties

When Price signed as a UDFA, it was far from noteworthy. He was a small slot receiver from Indiana and ranked 82nd on my list of Vikings heading into training camp. He came out in the second preseason game and blossomed as a returner, earning the job quickly with his performance in both games.

It didn’t take him long to make an impact during the season, either, but the biggest issues for the Vikings have been creeping up. They have had an insane amount of penalties, especially on Price’s returns. There have been a whopping 10 penalties on those returns, including one against the Detroit Lions last week that took away a touchdown.

Game	Type of Return	Penalty	Guilty Player	Yards Lost
Falcons	Kick	Holding	Gabe Murphy	25
Steelers	Punt	Block in the Back	Jay Ward	0
Steelers	Kick	Holding	Tavierre Thomas	54
Browns	Kick	Holding	Kobe King	24
Browns	Punt	Holding	Tai Felton	8
Browns	Kick	Holding	Kobe King	37
Chargers	Kick	Illegal Formation	Ivan Pace Jr.	20
Chargers	Kick	Holding	Tyler Batty	42
Lions	Punt	Holding	Tai Felton	0
Lions	Kick	Holding	Tavierre Thomas	99: touchdown

As things stand, Price is an above league-average returner by the numbers. However, he would be third and have more returns than everyone else in the top 20, except for Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chimere Dike. He’s getting explosive returns, but a lot of them are being called back.

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When you take a look at the numbers with the penalized returns, they help make a much better case for him being a potential All-Pro.

Type	Returns	Touchdown	Yards	Yards/Return	Rank
Kick	28	0	739	26.4	19th
Kick w/o penalties	35	1	1040	29.71	3rd
Punt	19	0	183	9.6	15th
Punt w/out penalties	21	0	191	9.10	18th

The missing touchdown was the brutal one for Price, as it would have been just the third kick return touchdown of the season, with another seven being punt returns across the rest of the NFL. He would be ranked among the best returners in the league if the special teams penalties hadn’t been such an issue.

If Price wants to be an All-Pro, he will have to find a way to be explosive. Last season, KaVonte Turpin earned All-Pro honors, but he averaged 10.4 yards per punt return and a whopping 33.5 yards per kick return. That is nearly four yards per kick return more than what Price averages without the penalties.

Now, the easy counterargument to that is the penalties were a major factor in breaking the runs. That’s possible, as you could look at other returners potentially having a similar issue as well. However, Price is one of the better returners in the league and has continued to prove it with his vision, speed, and contact balance. He has picked up the new kickoff style quickly, and it’s making a big difference for the Vikings.

If they can cut the penalties in half, Price will have a chance for that All-Pro nod over the final nine games, and hopefully, the voters see that he should have another touchdown return if it weren’t for a hold, which likely wasn’t necessary.