{"id":177949,"date":"2024-06-16T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=177949"},"modified":"2024-06-16T00:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T04:31:12","slug":"vikings-draft-fade-fantasy-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/06\/16\/vikings-draft-fade-fantasy-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings To Draft And Fade In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> in a transitional period heading into the 2024 season, there\u2019s a lot of uncertainty not just from real football but in the land of fantasy football as well. Some new faces in important positions will certainly have an impact not only on the more prominent players but on, the younger and more promising players as well. In this article, I\u2019m considering both re-draft and dynasty leagues and will include guys more well-known and younger players who could step up unexpectedly this season.<\/p>\n

Vikings to Draft and Fade in Fantasy Football<\/h2>\n

Draft- Jordan Addison<\/h3>\n

Multiple reports have come out since the start of OTA\u2019s about how the second-year receiver looks as good as anyone could\u2019ve hoped at this point of the offseason. Underdog has him rated as the 49th receiver with concerns about how he performed with Justin Jefferson on the field, as well as scoring more touchdowns that juiced his fantasy points more than the usage would indicate. Jordan Addison<\/a> was planned to be the wide receiver two in this offense and had to quickly adapt after Jefferson went down. With Kirk Cousins<\/a> healthy and no Jefferson, Addison had his two best games of the year, which fits some concerns people may have. While he isn\u2019t Cousins, new quarterback Sam Darnold<\/a> can be aggressive to a fault and will push the ball down the field enough for Addison to get his fair share of targets. Addison went through a large portion of the year dealing with being the focus of a defense\u2019s game plan, not because he was just the next guy up after Jefferson\u2019s injury, but because the Vikings treated him like a number one guy. According to Fantasypros<\/a>, Addison was tied for 10th in the league in red zone targets at the receiver position and caught about half of those targets, meaning his touchdown numbers aren\u2019t fluky to me. In a second year he\u2019ll be in an offense with a (hopefully) healthy Jefferson as well as being the bonafide number two receiving option until T.J. Hockenson<\/a> comes back from his knee injury, Addison could be a value pickup as a flex option or backup spot-starting role. He won\u2019t win you a league, but he\u2019ll be a great piece of your roster at the right price.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Addison has stood out in OTA\u2019s so far, and his improvement is apparent, which is a scary sight for opposing defenses.<\/p>\n

According to @jzulgad<\/a> and @DWolfsonKSTP<\/a>, watching Addison compared to other wide receivers participating is a \u201cnoticeable difference.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/DSHPlp8BVp<\/a><\/p>\n

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n