When the Minnesota Vikings selected Maryland wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the 5th round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the reaction on social media was very mixed. Some fans felt that the team should have invested a much higher draft pick on getting a weapon for young quarterback Teddy Bridgewater that would be an immediate starter. They were looking at players like DeVante Parker, Amari Cooper and Kevin White. Instead, the Vikings drafted Diggs.
In a draft class with those big, talented players, somehow Stefon Diggs slipped into the cracks. He didn’t have the pre-draft hype that the top prospects had, but Diggs can offer some of the big play ability at a much lower cost than those other players.