K.J.Osborn

News: 7 days agoOsborn had one reception for a 36-yard touchdown on three targets in Sunday's loss to the Chargers.

Spin: Osborn started at receiver over Jordan Addison and played more snaps (77 to 59) on offense, but Addison had six receptions for 52 yards on eight targets. Osborn is getting more playing time due to his prowess as a run blocker, but he's fallen behind Addison in terms of his role in the passing game.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: After not playing a single offensive snap as a fifth-round rookie back in 2020, Osborn has held down the fort as Minnesota's No. 3 WR over the past two seasons. That role hasn't allowed any consistent fantasy production (outside the top 50 in fantasy PPG both seasons), but Osborn did start to chip away at Adam Thielen's workload late last season (14.8 or more fantasy points in four of his final five games). Thielen has since been released, but Minnesota "replaced" him with first-round pick Jordan Addison. That leaves Osborn no higher than fourth in line for targets behind Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson and Addison. Minnesota ranks fifth in offensive TDs over the past three seasons, which makes the 26-year-old an interesting sleeper, but only in deep leagues.