Vikings free agency 2017: What wide receivers are available?

Alshon Jeffery

• 27-years-old
• 6-foot-4, 230 pounds

2016 stats (in 12 games with the Chicago Bears):

• 52 catches
• 821 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns

Let’s just get this out of the way first and state that the likelihood of Jeffery and the Vikings agreeing to a contract seems to be on the slimmer side of the spectrum. At his age and talent level, the wide receiver is going to be looking for a nice chunk of money in free agency this year.

Spotrac is estimating that a 5-year, $61 million contract is the kind of offer that a team would need to land Jeffery this offseason.

But since people can dream, Minnesota adding Jeffery to their roster in 2017 would add another versatile weapon to their offense. His height alone has been a big advantage for the receiver in the red zone during his time in the NFL as 16 of his 26 career touchdown catches have been of distances of 20 yards or less.

Again, the chances of Jeffery landing with the Vikings this offseason are minuscule. But after the year that America just had, almost anything seems possible these days.