Busts on the Minnesota Vikings

Photo: USA Today Sports

The following feature is a free preview of our content. If you like it, click here to sign up for access to our Footballguys Subscription, and you'll get all of our content. We're so sure you'll love it that we have an industry-leading 30-day MoneyBack Guarantee, so there's zero risk.

As we race toward August, Footballguys.com will look at one team per weekday with our quick-hitting Team Busts feature, where we check out the players we think will disappoint this year. 

Go Deeper: See in-depth projections for every Vikings player here >>>

This is a weekday series that will stretch through July 30. If you like this and want another, come back the next workday. Another will be here.

Busts We Are Avoiding on the Vikings

We asked the Footballguys staff to identify a player they're uncomfortable drafting at their current price.

• WR Jordan Addison - 5 votes
• TE T.J. Hockenson - 3 votes
• RB Aaron Jones - 2 votes
• RB Ty Chandler - 1 vote
• WR Justin Jefferson - 1 vote
• EDGE Dallas Turner - 1 vote
• No One - 1 vote

Reasons Jordan Addison Could Be a Bust

• Julia Papworth: Addison would have had huge potential if Cousins had stayed, but not knowing who his quarterback will be makes me cautious about drafting Addison at his current ADP.
• Jeff Bell: Not to be the "if you take away the big plays" guy, but if you take away the big plays, Addison had a pedestrian rookie season. His ADP is modest at WR40, but he lines up as the biggest loser with Kirk Cousins leaving and the pressure to justify a big contract to Jefferson. 
• Justin Howe: I don't dislike Addison, but his TD-heavy rookie season has him overdrafted. His volume wasn't great (nine weeks with six or fewer targets) as a big-play No. 2 in the Will Fuller mold. The slender Addison tested below-average pre-draft, and we've likely already seen his touchdown peak.
• Hutchinson Brown: His touchdown production last season was completely unsustainable, and now, with Justin Jefferson and, at some point, TJ Hockenson back healthy, Addison becomes an easy fade with a rookie quarterback in play. I don’t see a second-year breakout for the young player.
• Corey Spala: Addison may not sustain the 10-touchdown rookie season production in year two. I do not see how a rookie quarterback or Sam Darnold will replicate what Kirk Cousins did for Minnesota's offense.