Adam Thielen
2025 Season Outlooks
Thielen is back with the Panthers this season, and he's worth drafting with a late-round pick in deeper leagues. Even though he'll be 35 in August, Thielen showed a great rapport with Bryce Young in 2024. After missing seven games with a hamstring injury, Thielen returned in Week 12 and scored at least 15.3 PPR points in four of his final seven games. Carolina added first-round rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan and still has Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker to share targets with Thielen, but the Panthers should still continue to rely on Thielen enough to make him Fantasy relevant in 2025. If he goes undrafted in your league then look for Thielen off the waiver wire if he starts off the season playing well. He could emerge as a No. 4 Fantasy receiver as the year goes on.
Thielen, who was traded back to the Vikings in August, returns for his age-35 season, continuing to defy the odds and play productive football. Granted, he missed seven games in 2024, but Thielen remained Bryce Young's top target and posted his fourth top-25 fantasy campaign (PPG) in his past five seasons. He played his best ball late in the season, averaging 7.7 targets per game and producing at least 15 fantasy points in four of his final six outings. Thielen doesn't have a high ceiling and is likely to play a lesser role behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, but he's still a reliable target (he's finished third in catch rate two seasons in a row). That's enough to keep him in the flex discussion while Addison serves a three-game suspension to open the season.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#199
PPR
#189
Half-PPR
#192
Superflex
#195
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 44.6 | 505.9 | 4.1 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#166
Pick 14.10
PPR
#166
Pick 14.10
Half-PPR
#169
Pick 15.01
Superflex
#187
Pick 16.07
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