The Vikings are parting ways with wide receiver Adam Thielen.
Adam Thielen’s reunion with the Minnesota Vikings has come to an end. The team agreed to part ways with him to allow the possibility of signing with another team for more playing time.
Naturally, a return to the Carolina Panthers comes to mind as they are 2nd to the Buccaneers in the NFC South. With the Vikings team struggles, it will open the door for Thielen to latch onto both more playing time and a winning franchise. While Thielen won’t move the needle for fantasy purposes, he could be a valuable addition to a playoff contending team.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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Veteran receiver Adam Thielen is returning home after being traded from the Panthers to the Vikings.
Adam Thielen returns home where he played football his entire career, except for the last 2 in Carolina. He went undrafted for the Viking and had an amazing career. He was a cap casualty in 2022 for the Vikings and spent the last 2 years in Carolina. Minnesota is now dealing injuries to star reciever Justin Jefferson, veteran Jalen Nailor and a 3-game suspension for Jordan Addison. This led to Minnesota trading for Thielen. The Vikings get Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Panthers get a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Thielen is already getting drafted well below his actual value at WR69 and he has finished as WR27 and WR25 the last 2 years. He is still a steal in your drafts at this value. Jordan Addison is a great buy low option in dynasty as he will return from suspension. The impact for the Panthers is Jalen Coker will take the slot routes that Thielen occupied. When Thielen missed a few games last season Coker came in and outplayed 1st round pick Xavier Legette. Coker is likely to be Bryce Young’s WR2 for the season. You should be bumping Coker up in all draft formats.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
When asked in an interview whether 2025 could be his last year, Thielen says it could be, however he is preparing to play through this season.
Adam Thielen has been a model of consistency for the past decade of football. Averaging 14 fantasy points per game in the past 9 years — he also averaged 14 ppg last season at 34 years old. Thielen is far past the age apex in his career, a point where retirement is more likely than fantasy football relevance. While he is planning on playing out this season, Thielen is already unsure of his status for 2026
In all fantasy formats, betting on Thielen is tough. He has defied the odds for several years now and been a massive return on low to free fantasy draft capital. However, this year Carolina selected Tetairoa McMillan with the 8th pick in the draft, second year players Jalen Coker and Ja’Tavion Sanders are poised to step up, and there’s always a chance Xavier Legette or Hunter Renfro make a push for a starting role. We have said this before but I’ll say it again, its really hard to see Adam Thielen making an impact on fantasy rosters at 35 years old on this offense.
Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)
The 11-year veteran is returning for his 3rd season to the Carolina Panthers.
Bryce Young is getting one of his better weapons to return next season. Adam Thielen is returning to the Carolina Panthers for his 3rd season with the team. The soon to be 35-year old receiver has a revised contract which will allow him to return for his 12th NFL season.
Adam Thielen had a down year last season with 48 receptions for 615 yards in 10 games played. Thielen did manage a respectable 14.0 fantasy points per game. Thielen showed some of his older form in week 17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 5 receptions, 110 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns to bring home 28 fantasy points as the WR-8.
The main challenge will be to see if Thielen can turn back to his 2023 form. In the first 6 weeks of 2023, Thielen had 3 top-5 games and was 9th in receptions with 103. This is tremendous news for the development of Bryce Young. Young was the QB-2 in week 16 and the QB-1 in week 18 in 2024. Finishing with momentum to end the season, running it back with Adam Thielen will help solidify Bryce Young as an emerging fantasy football asset in superflex leagues.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (coachretzlaff1)
Carolina running back gets bell cow work in 36-30 win
In a Carolina offense with few upside plays, Chuba Hubbard has dominated touches and become a league-winning running back. He carried the ball 25 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns versus the Cardinals Sunday, also catching four of five targets for another 13 yards. Hubbard is the RB2 in scoring in Week 16 going into Monday Night Football.
Bryce Young was another bright spot in this one, throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns, as well running five times for 68 yards and another score. It was one of Young’s finest performances of his short career. He is the QB2 in fantasy scoring prior to Monday night’s game. With a low pass yards total, no pass catcher topped 50 yards, but both Adam Thielen and David Moore rewarded fantasy managers with a touchdown apiece.
– Joel Ybarra, @metaffb
Arizona D a plus matchup for Chuba Hubbard
In Week 16, the Panthers face a Cardinals defense that has been struggling against both the pass and run. Arizona is the sixth-best matchup for opposing running backs in terms of fantasy points allowed. Chuba Hubbard is one of the only playable assets in the Panthers offense, anyway, especially in the fantasy playoffs. He has not come off the field much in the last two, with 97.1-percent and 92.7-percent Snap Shares in Weeks 14 and 15, respectively.
Mike Boone (now reverted to the practice squad) was the only other back to receiver a carry in Week 15, taking two carries for 14 yards. Raheem Blackshear and Velus Jones are the only other backs on the active roster. Neither has carried the ball or received a target in the Carolina offense yet this season. There are not many backs who are going to get a more dominant share of their backfield than Hubbard. He’s a solid RB2 play against the Cardinals.
The Carolina passing attack is not exactly one to rely on in the second round of the fantasy playoffs. Adam Thielen has been the most prominent target for Bryce Young, earning 32 targets since returning from injury in Week 13. The veteran wide receiver has led the team in targets for three straight games, but brought in just five of seven passes for 51 scoreless yards in Week 15.
The Cardinals secondary has been ineffective against the run in real football terms (No. 32 in Dropback Success Rate Against), but stingy against fantasy wide receivers. They give up the 12th-least fantasy points to receivers. Thielen is an okay PPR flex play this week. The rest of the Panthers pass catchers are low-volume avoids.
– Joel Ybarra, @metaffb
