Top 5 takeaways from the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason so far
By Chris Schad
The Vikings must really hate their receiver depth
At the top of the Vikings’ depth chart, they are blessed to have two of the best wide receivers in the NFL in Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. After the talented duo, however, there is much to be desired which led to Diggs and Thielen being double teamed as Minnesota’s offense sputtered down the stretch in 2018.
The Vikings were quiet throughout free agency when it came to addressing this, as the only signing of note was adding Jordan Taylor, who is coming off a double-hip surgery that made him miss the entire 2018 season.
Even as names such as Riley Ridley, Kelvin Harmon, and Hakeem Butler were on the board in the later rounds, Minnesota didn’t draft a wide receiver until the seventh round.
There, the Vikings got a pair of intriguing prospects in Oregon’s Dillon Mitchell and Colorado State’s Olabisi Johnson.
Mitchell is especially interesting as he posted a monster stat line of 75 catches, 1,184 yards and 10 touchdowns with the Ducks in 2018 and he had a solid workout that had MockDraftable comparing him to former Indianapolis Colts great, Reggie Wayne.
That type of athlete is something the Vikings receiver room was missing past Thielen and Diggs last season and he should provide legitimate competition as Minnesota heads into OTAs and training camp this year.
For incumbents Laquon Treadwell, Chad Beebe and Brandon Zylstra, they’ll have a lot to prove in order to stay on the Vikings’ 2019 roster.