The WR3 slot on the Minnesota Vikings depth chart has long been a position that is not a priority. When Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen unexpectedly rose to prominence five years ago, the lackluster career of Laquon Treadwell largely paved the way for a “meh” feeling about the Vikings and WR3.
And that sentiment continues to linger.
During the last two seasons, head coach Mike Zimmer implemented Kyle Rudolph and Irv Smith Jr. as tight ends inside his offense, so those men took the “target load” that a traditional WR3 might require. Once again, Minnesota has no bonafide WR3 — unless Bisi Johnson, Chad Beebe, or rookie Ihmir Smith-Marsette blow the coaching staff away this summer.