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QUARTERBACKS
| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 594.3 | 392.8 | 4427.5 | 29.12 | 13.07 | 36 | 113.4 | 1.26 | 286.34 |
| Nick Mullens | 37.9 | 24.7 | 274.8 | 1.52 | 1.17 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 0.09 | 16.22 |
Kirk Cousins: Reunited with his former Washington offensive coordinator, Cousins finished as fantasy's QB7 with Kevin O'Connell in his first year as his head coach. That said, Cousins was 11th on a points-per-game basis (among QBs that played at least half the year) as the veteran quarterback set multi-year lows in completion percentage (65.9%), TD% (4.5), yards per attempt (7.1) and passer rating (92.5) in 2022. With the Vikings using a first-round pick on Jordan Addison to complement Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson, Cousins remains a steady back-end QB1 type heading into 2023.
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mattison | 200.8 | 843.4 | 6.12 | 40.3 | 291.5 | 2 | 182.36 |
| Ty Chandler | 94 | 390.1 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 124.6 | 0.8 | 79.32 |
| Myles Gaskin | 55 | 225.5 | 1.32 | 10.2 | 75.2 | 0.5 | 46.09 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 17.6 | 72.2 | 0.44 | 8.1 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 21.95 |
| C.J. Ham | 4.2 | 14.7 | 0.12 | 10 | 75.2 | 0.6 | 18.31 |
Alexander Mattison: Mattison is poised for a breakout season (or at least a significant bump in workload) with Dalvin Cook released earlier this offseason. The gap between RB1 (Mattison) and RB2 (Ty Chandler, or even Myles Gaskin) is wide enough that there is no real threat to his lead-back role. The fifth-year back has 90-plus rushing yards in five of the six games in which he has played more than 40 offensive snaps.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 116.5 | 1619.9 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 18.9 | 0.21 | 273.79 |
| Jordan Addison | 59.1 | 733.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 16 | 0.16 | 136.07 |
| K.J. Osborn | 49.1 | 587.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 110.86 |
| Jalen Nailor | 11.3 | 131.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.82 |
| Brandon Powell | 9.8 | 101.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 0.06 | 20.25 |
Justin Jefferson: What more can Jefferson do? Not only has he improved his production in each successive season, but he broke Randy Moss's record for receiving yards through a player's first three seasons. During those three seasons, he's racked up a total of 324 receptions for 4,825 yards and 25 touchdowns.
Jordan Addison: With Justin Jefferson commanding so much defensive attention, Addison's landing spot is ideal for his ability to make an early impact. While he ran a slower-than-expected 40-yard dash (4.49) at the NFL Combine, the former Biletnikoff Award winner is a polished route-runner with some inside/outside versatility and the ability to win at all three levels.
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hockenson | 68.1 | 726.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.9 |
| Josh Oliver | 10 | 103.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.75 |
| Johnny Mundt | 6.5 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.96 |
| Nick Muse | 1.3 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 |
T.J. Hockenson: Hockenson was traded midseason within the division, and he averaged 8.6 targets and six receptions per game after the trade to the Vikings. Despite the midseason trade, he finished as fantasy's TE2, but part of that was aided by two monster games — 8/179/2 for the Lions in Week 4 and 13/109/2 for the Vikings in Week 16. Other than those two huge games, he had double-digit (half-PPR) fantasy points in only two other games. An ear infection and back stiffness has led to lots of missed time in August, but this type of treatment may be what was necessary to allow him to return to full health.
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