Draft Note by John Paulsen
Like his quarterback and fellow WR Adam Thielen, Diggs’ volume suffered under Kevin Stefanski once he was promoted to play-calling duties in Week 15. Diggs targets dropped from 10.4 per game for the first 12 weeks to 7.7 per game for the final three weeks. In fact, he averaged almost as many receptions for the first 13 weeks (7.3 per game) as he did targets in the final three. He did catch a touchdown in each game, but only averaged 35 yards under Stefanski.
  • Stefon Diggs
  • WR
  • , Minnesota Vikings
  • 26
  • 195 lbs
  • 6' 0"
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Draft note
by John Paulsen
Like his quarterback and fellow WR Adam Thielen, Diggs’ volume suffered under Kevin Stefanski once he was promoted to play-calling duties in Week 15. Diggs targets dropped from 10.4 per game for the first 12 weeks to 7.7 per game for the final three weeks. In fact, he averaged almost as many receptions for the first 13 weeks (7.3 per game) as he did targets in the final three. He did catch a touchdown in each game, but only averaged 35 yards under Stefanski.

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Vikings WR Adam Thielen: second year with QB Kirk Cousins going better
Star Tribune
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Aug 13 · 1:56 PM EDT

"It's definitely better to be in the second year with a quarterback than the first year." Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen on the development of a relationship between quarterback and wide receiver.

Related players: Stefon Diggs, Kirk Cousins

Fantasy Impact: 

Thielen said it takes a long time to get on the same page with a quarterback and that you're always working on it. He added it's about the QB understanding what receivers are good at, like body control or a jump ball player. It could mean more efficient seasons for both Thielen and Diggs as well as Cousins, which is a scary thought as both WRs were over 1,000 yards and each caught nine TDs a year ago.

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Scouting report

by Jordan Heck
· Jul 29 · 9:25 AM EDT

MIN WR Stefon Diggs - 2019 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Stefon Diggs had a career year in 2018, setting new highs in receptions (102), yards (1,021) and touchdowns (9). He saw 149 targets last season, despite playing with another top-tier wideout in Adam Thielen. He’s a surprising touchdown machine, finishing with 17 scores in his last two seasons. He also scored in every game after Kevin Stefanski took over offensive coordinator duties.

Fantasy Downside
While Diggs scored in every game under Stefanski, his overall production dropped. He went from averaging 70 yards per game to just 35. He also saw about three fewer targets per game with Stefanski. Expect Minnesota to rely more on the ground game in 2019 now that Dalvin Cook is healthy and Stefanski is in charge.

2019 Bottom Line
Diggs is too talented of a receiver to fall off completely, but a slight dropoff in production should be expected this season. Diggs’ numbers didn’t fall off as hard as Thielen’s did with the offensive coordinator switch, but it’s still concerning to see any change. Diggs is still a great option to have in 2019, and can be viewed as a low-end WR1 or a top-end WR2.

Past Scouting Reports

2019 Strength of Schedule - MIN
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17
20
ATL		21
@GB		18
OAK		9
@CHI		24
@NYG		26
PHI		14
@DET		17
WAS		28
@KC		8
@DAL		13
DEN		BYE19
@SEA		14
DET		2
@LAC		21
GB		9
CHI

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats
WeekOppRecRecYdsRecTDTgtsYPRRuAttRuYdsRuTDFumYPCSTDPPRSnaps%
1SF3431614.3318008.0011.114.161/7185.9%
2@GB912821314.2211001.0024.933.962/7384.9%
3BUF4170104.250000-1.75.757/6686.4%
4@LAR1112301511.180000-12.323.363/7485.1%
5@PHI10910119.102250012.5011.621.653/6285.5%
6ARI3330511.0019009.004.27.263/7188.7%
7@NYJ8330144.122-700-3.502.610.663/6991.3%
8NO1011911111.900000-17.927.964/7387.7%
9DET--------------
10BYE--------------
11@CHI131261189.690000-18.631.662/6792.5%
12GB8771119.621120012.0014.922.966/7094.3%
13@NE549059.800000-4.99.947/6177.0%
14@SEA4760619.0015005.008.112.150/5886.2%
15MIA4491712.2519009.0011.815.855/6979.7%
16@DET210165.000000-7.09.052/6185.2%
17CHI8471105.880000-10.718.756/5798.2%
Per game6.8068.070.609.8710.010.674.13006.2010.8217.6258.27/66.8087.26%
Totals1021021914810.011062006.20162.3264.3874/100287.26%
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