The Athlon Sports 2023 Fantasy Football Annual magazine reached out to team insiders at all 32 NFL clubs to ask them three key fantasy questions heading into the season. As we count down to training camp, Sports Illustrated will publish their answers here. Today’s team: Minnesota Vikings
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Can Justin Jefferson lead the NFL in receiving yards again?
Without question. In fact, a 2,000-yard season isn’t unreasonable to expect from a guy who’ll be 24, is already the league’s best receiver and has the drive to get better. His unanimous first-team All-Pro season even included five games with fewer than 50 yards. The Vikings are working to prevent some of the lulls that come when defenses overload coverage to Jefferson. A second year in head coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense should help. So will committing more resources to a power-running game — e.g., signing blocking tight end Josh Oliver — and adding another first-rounder to the receiving corps in Jordan Addison.
