The Laquon Treadwell era in Minnesota is over.
The 2016 first-round pick signed with the Atlanta Falcons earlier last week.
Treadwell’s time in Minnesota was surely a disappointment, but it’s actually pretty on par from what we’ve seen from the four wide receivers taken in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Let’s roll through them.
15. Corey Coleman, Browns
Coleman was picked by the Browns after a solid career at Baylor. His career in the NFL, though? Not so much. Coleman’s rookie season was his best when he caught 33 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns.
He spent two seasons with Cleveland before playing with the Giants in 2018. He was out of the league last season. If you Google Coleman’s name, you’ll find plenty of off-the-field problems associated with him.
21. Will Fuller, Texans
Fuller is easily the most-successful player on this list. He’s had 500 or more receiving yards in every season but one and is one of the best deep threats in all of football. The problem, however, is that Fuller has unable to stay healthy. In four seasons, Fuller has missed 22 games.
22. Josh Doctson, Redskins
Doctson was limited to just two games as a rookie, but looked competent in 2017 and 2018, combining for more than 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns. The Redskins cut him prior to the 2019 season, though. He was signed by the Vikings, but appeared in just one game before being released. He’s currently a free agent.
23. Laquon Treadwell, Vikings
Treadwell’s career in Minnesota was brutal. He was able to stay healthy and even started 14 combined games in 2017 and 2018, but he just had so many mental lapses (and drops) that it was hard to trust him. In four seasons, he combined to have 65 catches for 701 yards and two touchdowns.
Four years after drafting Treadwell, the Vikings will likely look for another receiver in the mid-20s of the draft.
To make matters even worse for these teams, there were pretty good receivers taken later in this draft like Michael Thomas (taken 47th), Sterling Shepard (40th) and Tyler Boyd (55th).