Despite a down season last year from the Minnesota Vikings’ skill players, they are still among the best groups in the NFL.
Even after a down season last year, the Minnesota Vikings still have the best wide receiver in the NFL in Justin Jefferson. It wasn’t all on Jefferson though, as the quarterback play was abysmal for the majority of the season.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell ranked all 32 skill player groups and had the Vikings at eighth in the NFL. One of the biggest reasons why they were as high as they were was due to the quarterback play.
“Both Jefferson and Addison saw their catch rates drop to career lows last season, which I feel comfortable chalking up to subpar quarterback play. T.J. Hockenson, though, recorded the best catch rate of his career, in part because he was catching bunches of short checkdowns.”