Adam Thielen Week 4 Outlook - Steelers at Texans

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 28th 2023, 1:05pm EDT

Thielen is the WR13 in fantasy with a 19.4% Target share, a 23.5% air-yard share, and 1.7 YPRR. Thielen has a 27.9% first-read share while running about 72% of his routes from the slot. Brian Flores got back to his roots last week. The Vikings corners were deployed in man coverage last week on 62% of their snaps after spending the first two games in heavy zone coverage. Thielen's numbers against man this year just made me double-take. He has a 42.3% Target share, a 50% first-read share, and a 3.35 YPRR against man coverage this year. While the sample is small, those numbers are ridiculous and eye-popping. I thought that when I saw Minnesota's heavy man coverage last week, I was about to break the bad news that Thielen would be shut down this week, but that definitely does not seem to be the case. Thielen will face Josh Metellus in slot coverage this week (92.3% catch rate and 125.3 passer rating). Week 4 Positional Value: Borderline WR2/3