With NFL content in a pretty slow cycle right now, it’s ranking season!
Ryan Wilson over at CBS Sports ranked his top 10 receivers in the league heading into the 2019 season.
Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen ranked eighth on his list.
Here’s a snippet of what he wrote about Thielen:
Thielen has gone from undrafted free agent with virtually no chance to make an NFL roster to the sixth-highest-paid wideout in the NFL (in terms of average salary). He played at Division II Minnesota State Mankato and he wasn’t even on NFL scouts’ radar when he showed up at a regional combine and blazed a 4.45 40 and a 6.77 3-cone time.
Thielen, 28, has been great the last two seasons, making the Pro Bowl in each year. He’s coming off a career season in which he caught 113 passes for 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns — all career highs.
The receivers who ranked higher than Thielen include Mike Evans, Davante Adams, Antonio Brown, Michael Thomas, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and DeAndre Hopkins.
