Adam ThielenThielen, Adam JoihnPosition: WR Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Born: August 22, 1990 Detroit Lakes, MN High School: Detroit Lakes (MN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Minnesota State-Mankato | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Minnesota State-Mankato | |
| 2010 | Minnesota State-Mankato | |
| 2011 | Minnesota State-Mankato | |
| 2012 | Minnesota State-Mankato |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 2 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 2 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 10 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 19 | WR | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 19 | WR | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 19 | WR | 10 | 10 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 162 | 128 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/6/2013 | 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2013 | 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/2/2013 | 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 12/30/2013 | 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/21/2017 | 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 11/23/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Activated | 12/2/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Released | 3/10/2023 | 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/21/2023 | 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/24/2024 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 11/12/2024 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Traded | 8/27/2025 | 2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2025 MIN NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 410 | 152 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 258 | 58.1 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 477 | 218 | 21.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 259 | 59.0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 879 | 786 | 74.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 21.7 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 1038 | 1034 | 92.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 1017 | 1011 | 96.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.3 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 446 | 443 | 42.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 928 | 926 | 85.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 759 | 758 | 66.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 1044 | 1042 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 1046 | 1046 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 429 | 429 | 41.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8473 | 7845 | 0 | 628 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 56 | ||
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 86 | ||
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 374 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 178 | 8.1 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 137 | 17.1 | 44t | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 144 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 92 | 69 | 75.0 | 967 | 14.0 | 71t | 5 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 142 | 91 | 64.1 | 1276 | 14.0 | 65t | 4 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 153 | 113 | 73.9 | 1373 | 12.2 | 68 | 9 | 74 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 418 | 13.9 | 44 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 108 | 74 | 68.5 | 925 | 12.5 | 51 | 14 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 95 | 67 | 70.5 | 726 | 10.8 | 35 | 10 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 107 | 70 | 65.4 | 716 | 10.2 | 36 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 137 | 103 | 75.2 | 1014 | 9.8 | 32 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 62 | 48 | 77.4 | 615 | 12.8 | 40t | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 975 | 685 | 70.3 | 8311 | 12.1 | 71t | 64 | 425 | 114 | 14 | 8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings2017 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 2 | 16 | 132 | 42 | 0 | 5 |
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