Adam Thielen ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Thielen in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thielen a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Adam Thielen
Height6'2"
Weight200 lb
BornAug 22, 1990
Age36
ConferenceNorthern Sun Intercollegiate
Rookie yr2013
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2014 | 24 | MIN | 16 | — | 13 | 8 | 137 | 1 | 61.5% | 17.1 | 10.5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 14.5% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 58.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 18 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 66.7% | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 5 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 217 | 20.6% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 59.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | MIN | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | 967 | 5 | 75.0% | 14.0 | 10.5 | — | 44 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 787 | 74.2% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 21.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 142 | 91 | 1,276 | 4 | 64.1% | 14.0 | 9.0 | — | 59 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1,032 | 92.6% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 153 | 113 | 1,373 | 9 | 73.9% | 12.2 | 9.0 | — | 74 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 1,011 | 96.2% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.6 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | — | 48 | 30 | 418 | 6 | 62.5% | 13.9 | 8.7 | — | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 436 | 70.0% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | — | 108 | 74 | 925 | 14 | 68.5% | 12.5 | 8.6 | — | 52 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 926 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | — | 95 | 67 | 726 | 10 | 70.5% | 10.8 | 7.6 | — | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 758 | 84.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | — | 107 | 70 | 716 | 6 | 65.4% | 10.2 | 6.7 | — | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,042 | 89.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | — | 137 | 103 | 1,014 | 4 | 75.2% | 9.8 | 7.4 | — | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,046 | 91.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | CAR | 10 | — | 62 | 48 | 615 | 5 | 77.4% | 12.8 | 9.9 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | 70.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 35 | MIN / PIT | 16 | — | 35 | 19 | 186 | 0 | 54.3% | 9.8 | 5.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 178 | — | 1,010 | 704 | 8,497 | 64 | 69.7% | 12.1 | 8.4 | — | 435 | 22 | 178 | 1 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 8,221 | 69.3% | — | 0.0% | 631 | 12.9% | 25 | — | 38 | — | 3 | — | 2 | |
Career Value · VORP
191 career value over replacement — #426 all-time of 4,695. 15.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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