One of the more interesting battles for positions on the Vikings isn’t for a starting spot.
It comes at the wide receiver three position, one where the player probably won’t start 16 games but still get plenty of reps throughout.
That battle comes down to a few candidates: Bisi Johnson, Tajae Sharpe and Chad Beebe, most notably.
Pro Football Focus thinks the competition between Tajae Sharpe and Bisi Johnson is a training camp battle to watch. Here’s what the outlet said about Johnson:
“Johnson, a seventh-round rookie, saw the field a whole lot more than the Vikings would have hoped for in 2019 because of the injuries to Adam Thielen. Now, it is Stefon Diggs who is out of the picture, and Johnson will once again have a shot to earn a significant role in Minnesota’s offense.”
Here’s what PFF said about Sharpe:
“Assuming Justin Jefferson takes over the WR2 role, Sharpe should be Johnson’s main competition for snaps in the passing game. From a PFF grading standpoint, the free-agent acquisition from the Tennessee Titans is coming off the best season of his four-year career — he earned a PFF grade of 72.3 in a low-volume role with the Titans, bringing in 25 of 35 targets for 329 yards, without any drops.”
Now that Stefon Diggs is gone, one of the ways the Vikings can replace his production is by having a wide receiver three get the ball more than in 2019. Who will that be? It could be anyone’s guess as of now.