For years, the Minnesota Vikings have produced dominant fantasy wide receivers who were developed in their system. Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen were are strong tandem, but Diggs was traded and Thielen was released when their contracts became too big. The pick Minnesota received in the Diggs trade was used on Justin Jefferson, who is regarded as one of league’s top receivers. With Thielen gone, the question has become who will be the No. 2 guy among Vikings wide receivers – K.J. Osborn or first-round draft pick Jordan Addison?
Like Diggs, Osborn was a fifth-round draft pick (in 2020). He emerged in his second season, catching 50 passes for 655 yards and seven touchdown. His biggest impact came late in the season when Thielen was out with injury. In the final seven games, Osborn caught 19 passes for 290 yards and five touchdowns, setting the table for 2022.
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