Kirk Cousins arrived in Minnesota knowing two things about his receiver corps: Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs are stars in the making, if not already, and the rest of the depth chart consists of wide-open lanes for unproven targets.
That’s how the Vikings’ most intriguing roster battle remains midway through training camp, where Laquon Treadwell, Kendall Wright, Stacy Coley, Brandon Zylstra, Tarvarres King, Cayleb Jones and others are stating cases for receiver spots three, four, five and possibly six.
Only one of them is a lock: Treadwell, the maligned former first-round pick entering his third NFL season with 21 career catches.