The Minnesota Vikings tend to play a gridiron version of Russian Roulette with the WR3 position, so the outlook for Justin Jefferson’s sophomore season is of the utmost importance. If something happens to him injury-wise or his running mate, Adam Thielen, Minnesota’s offense will endure a gut-punch because the drop-off to WR3 shifts from a talent perspective. In other NFL offenses, the WR3 often receives the nod when injuries surface to fill WR2 shoes – and glints. It feels like a matter of survival on the WR2-into-WR3 slope if Jefferson or Thielen is lost.
Jefferson’s second-year prognostication can only be speculated.