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Projected starters for the Minnesota Vikings during the 2019 season

By Adam Carlson

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 21: Harrison Smith #22 of the Minnesota Vikings returns an interception with teammates Xavier Rhodes #29 and Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 21, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 21: Harrison Smith #22 of the Minnesota Vikings returns an interception with teammates Xavier Rhodes #29 and Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 21, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen - Minnesota Vikings
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen /

Wide Receivers

Let’s be honest here, Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs are arguably the most talented wide receiving duo on the NFL and there isn’t anyone else on the Vikings roster who comes close to challenging one of them for a starting role.

The third best receiver last season, Aldrick Robinson, is now a member of the Carolina Panthers and Laquon Treadwell hasn’t shown enough to even earn more playing time from the 2018 season.

Chad Beebe and Brandon Zylstra have shown potential, but they have a long way to go before they catch up to Thielen and Diggs. Plus, rookies Olabisi Johnson and Dillon Mitchell are going to want to make a name for themselves…but that won’t happen on a big enough scale to become a starter no matter what.

With Thielen and Diggs coming off a season where each of them surpassed 1,000 receiving yards, they wouldn’t be replacing either of them any time soon. But the spots behind them will be interesting to watch.

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