With Randy Moss as the team’s WR1, which other wideout will have the honor of joining him on the All Quarter Century Team?
Randy Moss was voted as the WR1 for the Vikings All Quarter Century Team in what may have come as a surprise finish for Justin Jefferson stans. With the first one out of the way, let’s waste no time and just jump into the second poll to find out the team’s WR2.
Here we go!
Justin Jefferson (2020-2024)
The entire Vikings front office jumped with joy the moment the Eagles selected Jalen Reagor over Jefferson just one pick ahead of their selection in the first round of the 2020 draft. They couldn’t believe the decision from Philly, and even today it’s still viewed as one of the biggest draft fumbles this century.
Since joining the Vikings, all Jefferson has done is set receiving record after receiving record. Through five seasons, he still holds the all-time NFL record for receiving yards per game in a career at 96.5. In all, he’s totaled 7,432 yards (the most of any MIN player this century) and 40 touchdowns, all while missing seven games during the 2023 season.
In five seasons, Jefferson has earned both First-Team All-Pro and Second-Team All-Pro nods twice, including being named the Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the league with 1,809 receiving yards.
Adam Thielen (2014-2022)
A former UDFA from local DII Mankato State, Thielen worked his way from special teams standout to bonafide playmaker for the Vikings. After spending 2013 on the practice squad, Thielen made the team’s final 53-man roster in 2014. Two seasons later, Thielen went from role player to team leader, going on a three-season stretch where he averaged over 90 receptions, 1,200 receiving yards, and six touchdowns from 2016-2018.
When Thielen’s time with Minnesota came to an end, he had totaled 6,682 yards and 55 total touchdowns to go with two Pro Bowl nods (2017-2018) and a Second-Team All-Pro selection in 2017.
Stefon Diggs (2015-2019)
Diggs was selected by the Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He made up one half of the Vikings top receiving duo during his time in Minnesota alongside the aforementioned Thielen, both playing complementary football to each other’s skillset.
In five seasons with the Vikings, Diggs totaled 4,623 yards and 30 touchdowns, including two 1,000-yard seasons. It wasn’t until after he was traded away that he truly hit his ceiling in the NFL as a member of the Bills.
