StaTuesday: What to expect from Vikings rookie Treadwell
Laquon Treadwell is set to start the season with the Minnesota Vikings' second stringers according to an unofficial depth chart released ahead of their Week 1 matchup with the Tennessee Titans.
However, don't expect him to stay there for long.
Listed at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Treadwell's build is ideally suited for the sorts of jump balls that make up his college highlight reels.
Treadwell won't outrun many top-end NFL cornerbacks, but he has the skillset to go up and over them.
Treadwell's stats at Ole Miss
| Year | Class | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
| 2013 | Freshman | 13 | 72 | 608 | 5 |
| 2014 | Sophomore | 9 | 48 | 632 | 5 |
| 2015 | Junior | 13 | 82 | 1153 | 11 |
But what can Vikings fans expect out of Treadwell in 2016?
It's somewhat uncharted territory for a team that isn't often willing to spend top picks on the position.
Since taking Randy Moss in 1998, the Vikings had drafted just three receivers in the first round: Cordarrelle Patterson (2013), Percy Harvin (2009) and Troy Williamson (2005).
Patterson and Harvin flashed early, while Williamson's career famously sputtered out after just two dismal seasons.
However, the Vikings haven't been afraid to feed a rookie the ball under head coach Mike Zimmer and offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
Charles Johnson hauled in 31 passes for 475 yards in 2014, but regressed in his sophomore season, logging just nine catches, while Stefon Diggs looked the part for a few weeks last year, averaging 105 receiving yards through his first four games and nabbing two touchdowns.
Stefon Diggs' rookie game logs
| Opp | Result | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch% |
| at DEN | L 20-23 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 60% |
| KAN | W 16-10 | 9 | 7 | 129 | 0 | 77.8% |
| at DET | W 28-19 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 1 | 66.7% |
| at CHI | W 23-20 | 12 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 50% |
| STL | W 21-18 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 60% |
| at OAK | W 30-14 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 100% |
| GNB | L 13-30 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 66.7% |
| at ATL | W 20-10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 100% |
| SEA | L 7-38 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 33.3% |
| at ARI | L 20-23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 28.6% |
| CHI | W 38-17 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 75% |
| NYG | W 49-17 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 80% |
| at GNB | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50% |
Diggs fizzled out after his explosive start, topping 50 receiving yards just twice in nine games the rest of the way.
And then there's Randy Moss.
Vikings rookie receiver rankings
| Player | Year | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Randy Moss | 1998 | 16 | 69 | 1313 | 17 |
| Percy Harvin | 2009 | 15 | 60 | 790 | 6 |
| Stefon Diggs | 2015 | 13 | 52 | 720 | 4 |
| Paul Flatley | 1963 | 14 | 51 | 867 | 4 |
| Sammy White | 1976 | 14 | 51 | 906 | 10 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2013 | 16 | 45 | 469 | 4 |
| Anthony Carter | 1985 | 16 | 43 | 821 | 8 |
| Charles Johnson | 2014 | 12 | 31 | 475 | 2 |
| Sidney Rice | 2007 | 13 | 31 | 396 | 4 |
| Nate Burleson | 2003 | 16 | 29 | 455 | 2 |
The 21st pick of the 1998 NFL Draft, Moss remains the only Vikings rookie to top 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie, and one of just two to catch at least 10 touchdown passes.
Recently signed quarterback Sam Bradford isn't Randall Cunningham, and Treadwell isn't considered a threat to even approach Moss's first-year outburst, but cracking the top 10 looks like an attainable target for the big-bodied Illinois native.
Statistics courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com
