Former Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs is have a new home in 2020 after being traded to the Buffalo Bills.
Most would agree that going from Kirk Cousins to Josh Allen is probably a downgrade.
Diggs is coming off a season in which he caught 63 passes for a career-high 1,130 yards and six touchdowns.
Nate Burleson, who is also a former Vikings receiver, is predicting that Diggs’ numbers will take a bit of a hit, but his touchdowns will increase.
Here’s what Burleson predicted for Diggs’ 2020 season:
Diggs’ production will drop slightly, but his touchdown totals will increase. His yardage will dip simply because Josh Allen is a dynamic runner, so the young QB isn’t likely to drop back and pass it as much as Kirk Cousins did in Minnesota. I will say that I think Diggs will have an impact statistically on every game in Buffalo, something he didn’t consistently do on the Vikings.
2020 production: 60 rec., 1,000 yards, 10 TDs
It was clear that Diggs wasn’t happy with Minnesota’s run-first approach and you got the sense he wasn’t a fan of Cousins’ latest contract extension. While Allen is a solid quarterback, his accuracy is a concern. We’ll see how Diggs responds to that. It will also be interesting to see where Diggs goes in fantasy football drafts. There’s certainly a risk there.
