Adam Thielen Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Adam Thielen
WR
, Minnesota Vikings

Age: 31
Weight: 195 lbs
Height: 6' 2"

ADP: 50
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
21.2	92	2	9	0

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Salary: $7100
Week 2 Projection: 16.56
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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Thielen turned in a No. 8 fantasy season in 2020 after an injury-plagued 2019 campaign. He caught a career-high 14 touchdowns, which aren’t a particularly sticky stat year-to-year. Had he caught his average of 0.58 touchdowns per game (from 2018-2019), the resulting 9.2 touchdowns last year would have made him the No. 18 fantasy receiver (instead of No. 8). He’s currently the 23rd receiver off the board, which is fair value considering he’s turning 31 in August and is no longer the WR1 on his team.

Latest news

Dec 04, 2020 · 6:33 PM EST

Vikings TE Irv Smith Jr. (back, out) missed practice all week and is out for Week 13. Kyle Rudolph will be a Sneaky Start once again. In the two games that Smith missed, Rudolph has posted 4-63 (5) and 7-68 (8). Adam Thielen will be back so Rudoph's floor is a little lower this week.

Scouting report

by Frank Ammirante

· Sep 16 · 11:25 AM EDT

MIN WR Adam Thielen - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 @ Cardinals
Thielen had a big game against the Bengals, catching 9-of-10 targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns. He led the Vikings in target share (21.28%) and red-zone targets (1). We can safely project the veteran wideout to remain Cousins' preferred target in the red zone, giving him a decent chance at double-digit touchdowns once again. While Thielen has lower upside than Jefferson, the veteran remains a steady WR2 going forward.

Thielen can similarly take advantage of these mediocre Cardinals' corners just like Jefferson. The Vikings will likely have to air it out to keep pace with this high-octane Cardinals offense, so we can expect another uptick in passing volume for the entire offense in this game. You'll want to make sure that Thielen is in your lineup this week because there's a decent chance that this is one of the highest-scoring games on the slate.

2021 Strength of Schedule - MIN

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
19 @CIN	13 @ARI	27 SEA	25 CLE	30 DET	8 @CAR	BYE	32 DAL	5 @BAL	10 @LAC	2 GB	15 @SF	30 @DET	20 PIT	6 @CHI	1 LAR	2 @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	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@CIN	9	92	2	10	10.22	21.2	30.2	78/83	94.0%
Per game		9.00	92.00	2.00	10.00	10.22	21.20	30.20	78.00/83.00	93.98%
Totals		9	92	2	10	10.22	21.2	30.2	78/83	93.98%

Previous Games vs. ARI


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
2018	6	ARI	11	123	1	15	11.18	0	0	0	0	18.3	29.3	69/71	97.18%
2016	11	ARI	5	65	1	5	13.00	0	0	0	0	12.5	17.5	44/58	75.86%
2015	14	@ARI	1	7	0	1	7.00	0	0	0	0	0.7	1.7	13/68	19.12%
Average			5.67	65.00	0.67	7.00	10.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50	16.17	42.00/65.67	64.05%