Adam Thielen stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2013
- College
- Minnesota State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2013
- College
- Minnesota State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 178
- REC
- 704
- TGTS
- 1,012
- YDS
- 8,497
- AVG
- 12.1
- TD
- 64
- LNG
- 71
- FD
- 435
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 8 | 14 | 137 | 17.1 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 12 | 18 | 144 | 12.0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 69 | 92 | 967 | 14.0 | 5 | 71 | 44 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 91 | 143 | 1,276 | 14.0 | 4 | 65 | 59 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 113 | 153 | 1,373 | 12.1 | 9 | 68 | 74 |
| 2019 | MIN | 10 | 30 | 48 | 418 | 13.9 | 6 | 44 | 18 |
| 2020 | MIN | 15 | 74 | 108 | 925 | 12.5 | 14 | 51 | 52 |
| 2021 | MIN | 13 | 67 | 95 | 726 | 10.8 | 10 | 35 | 37 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 70 | 107 | 716 | 10.2 | 6 | 36 | 45 |
| 2023 | CAR | 17 | 103 | 137 | 1,014 | 9.8 | 4 | 32 | 56 |
| 2024 | CAR | 10 | 48 | 62 | 615 | 12.8 | 5 | 40 | 28 |
| 2025 |  MIN/PIT | 16 | 19 | 35 | 186 | 9.8 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- REC
- 26
- TGTS
- 41
- YDS
- 356
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 43
- FD
- 19
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 178
- REC
- 4.0
- TGTS
- 5.7
- YDS
- 47.7
- AVG
- 12.1
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 71
- FD
- 2.4
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 44 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9 | 12.0 | 0 | 30 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 60.4 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 71 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 79.8 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 65 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 85.8 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 68 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | MIN | 10 | 3 | 4.8 | 41.8 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 44 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | MIN | 15 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 61.7 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 51 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | MIN | 13 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 55.8 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 35 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 42.1 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 36 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | CAR | 17 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 59.6 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 32 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | CAR | 10 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 61.5 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 40 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | MIN/PIT | 16 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 0 | 28 | 0.6 |
Latest performance
Adam Thielen
Jan 12 · vs HOU · L 30-6
- REC
- 2
- TGTS
- 2
- YDS
- 25
- AVG
- 12.5
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 21
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 12 | vs HOUL 30-6 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs BALW 26-24 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | at CLEL 13-6 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at DETW 29-24 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 15 | vs MIAW 28-15 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | atBALW 27-22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
What were Adam Thielen's career stats?
Adam Thielen played 12 seasons for the Vikings and the Panthers. He had 704 receptions for 8,497 yards and 64 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2018: 113 receptions, 1,373 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2014 to 2025
Adam Thielen finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
All-time career rank
- 79th in receiving yards (8,497)
- 58th in receptions (704)
Among the 3,435 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Receptions: 2017 (7th), 2018 (3rd), 2023 (10th)
- Receiving Yards: 2017 (5th), 2018 (9th)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 2018 (10th), 2020 (3rd), 2021 (6th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Adam Thielen
Playoff games
Adam Thielen played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | L 30-6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 |  NYG | L 31-24 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Adam Thielen against each club
- vs Detroit Lions (7)
- vs Chicago Bears (5)
- vs Green Bay Packers (5)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (4)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (4)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (4)
- vs New Orleans Saints (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (3)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (3)
- vs Miami Dolphins (3)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (3)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Houston Texans (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
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