The four biggest turkeys in Minnesota Vikings history

1. Troy Williamson

From the second Williamson stepped foot inside the Vikings’ facilities as a rookie in 2005, his expectations were already way too high.

The rookie wide receiver out of South Carolina was supposed to be the guy that would make Minnesota’s fans forget about Randy Moss. Williamson, who didn’t have a single season in college with over 900 receiving yards, was being counted on as the player to replace Moss.

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There was just one teeny, tiny problem about this thought process; Williamson couldn’t catch. He couldn’t do the one thing that his job out on the field required him to do.

That seems like kind of a deal-breaker, but the Vikings obviously didn’t think that would be a problem when they selected him with the No. 7 pick in the 2005 draft. Spoiler alert, it was.

During his three seasons with Minnesota from 2005 to 2007, Williamson was the definition of a first-round bust. In 39 appearances, he caught 79 passes for 1,067 yards and three touchdowns.

Williamson hauled in less than 50 percent of his targets during his career with the Vikings. Not exactly the characteristics of a game-breaking receiver like some within the organization expected him to be.

After the 2007 season, Minnesota traded Williamson to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a sixth-round draft pick. Needless to say, Vikings fans did not exactly react to this transaction like they did when the team traded Moss away in 2005.