Adam Thielen Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Adam Thielen
WR
, Minnesota Vikings

Age: 35
Weight: 195 lbs
Height: 6' 2"
College: Minnesota State-Mankato

ADP: 158
Depth Chart Ranking: 4

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
5.7	37	0	4	0

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Panthers trade WR Adam Thielen to Vikings in pick swap

Adam Schefter

Aug 27 · 10:00 AM EDT

Homecoming: Panthers and Vikings are finalizing a trade for WR Adam Thielen to return to Minnesota, sources tell ESPN.

The trade: Vikings get Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Panthers get a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick.

Thielen starred for the Vikings from 2013-2022. Now he returns.

Fantasy Impact:

This is a good move to ease J.J. McCarthy into the league with Jordan Addison suspended for the first three games. Thielen is heading into his age-35 (!!) season and doesn't offer nearly the run-after-catch ability as he did in his heyday, but he can operate as a consistent option for the young QB. He's unlikely to hit double-digit targets as he did a couple times last year with JJ and T.J. Hockenson around, but he could be playable for desperate deep-league managers.

Back in Carolina, this helps clear the runway for Jalen Coker to operate as the Panthers' primary slot option after a pretty impressive rookie season for a UDFA. He's an interesting stash.

Scouting report

by Justin Edwards

· Dec 30, 2024 · 9:55 AM EST

CAR WR Adam Thielen - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Adam Thielen had a decent bounceback performance in Week 16 by finding the end zone, hitting double-digit fantasy points for the third time in his five games back off the IR. His ceiling leaves a lot to be desired, but with breakout RB Chuba Hubbard hitting the IR so close to kickoff, we could see some more Bryce Young dropbacks, which cushions Thielen's already nice target numbers. Consider him a solid-floor back-end WR2.

2025 Strength of Schedule - MIN

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
16 @CHI	9 ATL	30 CIN	29 @PIT	11 @CLE	BYE	1 PHI	2 @LAC	12 @DET	25 BAL	16 CHI	8 @GB	10 @SEA	27 WAS	32 @DAL	17 @NYG	12 DET	8 GB

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

Game Stats


Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	YPC	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@CHI	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0.00	2.0	2.00	2.0	32/56	57.1%
2	ATL	2	26	0	3	13.00	0	0.00	2.6	3.60	4.6	38/47	80.9%
3	CIN	0	0	0	2	0.00	0	0.00	0.0	-	0.0	45/60	75.0%
4	@PIT	2	11	0	2	5.50	0	0.00	1.1	2.10	3.1	12/76	15.8%
Per game			1.00	9.25	0	2.00	9.25	0	0.00	1.43	1.93	2.43	31.75/59.75	57.20%
Totals			4	37	0	8	9.25	0	0.00	5.7	7.7	9.7	127/239	57.20%

Previous Games vs. CLE


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
2021	4	CLE	3	46	0	8	15.33	0	0	0	0	4.6	6.10	7.6	66/67	98.51%
2017	8	@CLE	5	98	1	10	19.60	0	0	0	0	15.8	18.30	20.8	78/85	91.76%
Average					4.00	72.00	0.50	9.00	17.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.20	12.20	14.20	72.00/76.00	95.14%

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