Adam Thielen has had an extraordinary career so far. The 29-year old Minnesota Vikings wide receiver isn’t on a Hall of Fame trajectory, but he has been undervalued every step of the way in his football career and still has exceeded expectations.
Thielen is a two-time walk-on, first in college at Minnesota State, then as an undrafted rookie for Minnesota in 2013. Despite having no draft capital and no production in Division I college football, he has become one of the better wide receivers of the last two decades. Thielen’s 9.26 yards per target ranks 23rd among all receivers who joined the NFL since 2000 (minimum 30 games played).