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Adam Thielen

WR · PITgsis 00-0030035

Graded seasons
8
2 below volume
Average grade
56.1
across 8 qualified seasons
Best / worst season
70.02024/31.82022

2025 WR

MINRich data

Below volume threshold — grade shown for reference

insufficient sample
Team offense -0.116 EPA/play · rank #28 of 32Top QB J.J. McCarthy · grade 15.6 (273 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.161average
Separation
Success / target57.6%above average
Target earn rate7.7%well below average
YAC / rec vs exp-2.07below average

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2024 WR

CARRich data

85th percentile among qualified WRs

70
z = +0.74
confidence 56%
Team offense -0.052 EPA/play · rank #23 of 32Top QB Bryce Young · grade 35.3 (414 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%below average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.775well above average
Separation3.00 ydaverage
Success / target66.1%well above average
Target earn rate21.5%average
YAC / rec vs exp-1.19below average

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2023 WR

CARRich data

61th percentile among qualified WRs

56
z = +0.20
confidence 100%
Team offense -0.180 EPA/play · rank #30 of 32Top QB Bryce Young · grade 10.8 (590 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate2.08%above average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.394above average
Separation2.89 ydaverage
Success / target56.6%above average
Target earn rate26.1%above average
YAC / rec vs exp-1.43below average

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2022 WR

MINRich data

17th percentile among qualified WRs

32
z = -0.66
confidence 100%
Team offense -0.004 EPA/play · rank #19 of 32Top QB Kirk Cousins · grade 54.2 (732 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%below average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.125below average
Separation2.70 ydbelow average
Success / target53.0%average
Target earn rate16.4%below average
YAC / rec vs exp-2.10below average

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2021 WR

MINRich data

46th percentile among qualified WRs

46
z = -0.13
confidence 95%
Team offense +0.022 EPA/play · rank #15 of 32Top QB Kirk Cousins · grade 61.8 (592 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate1.49%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.253average
Separation3.12 ydaverage
Success / target50.5%average
Target earn rate20.3%average
YAC / rec vs exp-1.09below average

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2020 WR

MINRich data

68th percentile among qualified WRs

60
z = +0.34
confidence 99%
Team offense +0.092 EPA/play · rank #9 of 32Top QB Kirk Cousins · grade 67.7 (562 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%below average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.381average
Separation2.67 ydbelow average
Success / target64.6%well above average
Target earn rate24.4%above average
YAC / rec vs exp-0.45average

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2019 WR

MINRich data

Below volume threshold — grade shown for reference

insufficient sample
Team offense +0.033 EPA/play · rank #11 of 32Top QB Kirk Cousins · grade 71.8 (543 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate3.33%above average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.429above average
Separation3.05 ydabove average
Success / target51.1%average
Target earn rate18.0%average
YAC / rec vs exp-0.12average

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2018 WR

MINRich data

66th percentile among qualified WRs

56
z = +0.22
confidence 100%
Team offense -0.082 EPA/play · rank #27 of 32Top QB Kirk Cousins · grade 41.4 (651 dropbacks)

Grade may be suppressed by QB context — v1's per-target efficiency components don't adjust for the passer (see ADR-0017).

StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.98%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.358average
Separation2.90 ydaverage
Success / target61.4%well above average
Target earn rate25.2%above average
YAC / rec vs exp-1.00below average

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2017 WR

MINRich data

80th percentile among qualified WRs

65
z = +0.54
confidence 100%
Team offense +0.001 EPA/play · rank #10 of 32Top QB Case Keenum · grade 73.6 (595 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate2.22%above average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.302above average
Separation2.67 ydaverage
Success / target50.4%average
Target earn rate27.5%well above average
YAC / rec vs exp+0.12above average

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2016 WR

MINRich data

77th percentile among qualified WRs

64
z = +0.51
confidence 86%
Team offense -0.042 EPA/play · rank #22 of 32Top QB Sam Bradford · grade 57.2 (590 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate1.59%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.416above average
Separation2.75 ydaverage
Success / target59.3%above average
Target earn rate16.1%below average
YAC / rec vs exp-0.16average

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