Adam Thielen
Adam Joihn Thielen
Born: August 22, 1990
Detroit Lakes, MN
Position: WR
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
College: Minn State-Mankato
High School: Detroit Lakes (MN)
Career: 2014-2025
Adam Thielen has played from 2014 to 2025 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. Thielen has caught 701 passes for 8,454 yards and 64 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 41 | 0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Totals | 22 | 178 | 8.1 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 44 | 1 | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 144 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 69 | 967 | 14.0 | 71 | 5 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 91 | 1276 | 14.0 | 65 | 4 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 113 | 1373 | 12.2 | 68 | 9 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 44 | 6 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 74 | 925 | 12.5 | 51 | 14 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 67 | 726 | 10.8 | 35 | 10 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 70 | 716 | 10.2 | 36 | 6 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 103 | 1014 | 9.8 | 32 | 4 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 48 | 615 | 12.8 | 40t | 5 | 2025 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 17 | 0 |
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| Totals | 701 | 8454 | 12.1 | 71 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
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| Totals | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2025 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 406 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2014 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 2 | 2015 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 2 | 2016 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 10 | 2017 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2018 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2019 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 10 | 2020 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 | 2021 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 | 2022 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 2023 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 17 | 2024 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 10 | 2025 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 2025 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Honors
2017 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
