5 free-agent wide receivers the Vikings could sign in 2019
By Adam Patrick
Ryan Grant
2018 Stats:
- 35 catches
- 334 yards (9.5 average)
- 1 touchdown
Another former teammate of Kirk Cousins in Washington, Grant spent his 2018 season as a member of the Indianapolis Colts.
He got off to a great start to begin the year with 24 catches, 246 yards, and one touchdown in his first five games. But he only ended up hauling in 11 more passes during his other nine appearances with the Colts last season.
Grant did suffer an ankle injury in Week 6 and apparently he was never get back to contributing at a decent level after that.
As a member of the Redskins in 2017 with Cousins throwing him passes, Grant set single-season career-highs for catches (45), yards (573), and touchdowns (four). One has to imagine that the 28-year-old receiver wouldn’t mind reuniting with his old quarterback in Minnesota this year.
Grant earned $5 million with Indianapolis last season and given his production being a bit disappointing for them, the Vikings would probably be able to sign him for even less in 2019.