K.J. Osborn
#2 WR,
Vikings

ACTUAL 2022
156 FPTS
RANK: 45
2023 SEASON
156 FPTS
RANK: 58
AGE
25 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
5'11'' / 203 lbs
COLLEGE
Miami (Fla.)
SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK | TARGET | RECPT | REYD | RETD | REAVE |
2023 | 16 | 156 | 58th | 90 | 58 | 676 | 5 | 11.7 |
2022 | 17 | 156 | 45th | 90 | 60 | 650 | 5 | 10.8 |
3yr Ave | 13 | 82 | 93rd | 41 | 25 | 328 | 4 | 13.12 |
Facing competition from rookie
Latest Headline: Published 2023-04-28
Osborn faces more competition for snaps and targets after the Vikings drafted WR Jordan Addison at No. 23 overall Thursday night, Jim Souhan of The Star Tribune reports.
Osborn took 60 percent of his snaps in the slot last year, while Addison mostly figures to play outside and take snaps/targets that previously went to Adam Thielen, who is now with the Panthers after going for 70/716/6 on 107 targets his final season in Minnesota. Addison won't automatically get more targets than Thielen did last season, but the rookie nonetheless could impact Osborn's playing time and thus receiving volume, especially given that the Vikings spent big on No. 2 TE Josh Oliver earlier this offseason. The Oliver signing figures to inspire more two-TE sets than the Vikings used last year, and there's a good chance Osborn rather than Addison is the odd man out for those formations.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
Fantasy Points | Betting | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK | STADIUM | GAME | RANK | TARGET | SPREAD | O/U | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | |||
1 GB | Dome 72° | 4.4 | 82nd | 1.47 | -2.0 | 47.5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 57% | 0% | 43% | |||
2 @PHI | Outdoor 79° | 4.5 | 79th | 2.25 | 3.0 | 49.5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 4 | 9 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 43% | 0% | 57% | |||
3 DET | Dome 64° | 18.3 | 15th | 3.66 | -6.5 | 52.5 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 14.6 | 12 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22% | 72% | 0% | 28% | |||
4 @NO | Outdoor 64° | 1.5 | 98th | 0.75 | -4.0 | 44.5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% | 72% | 0% | 28% | |||
5 CHI | Dome 57° | 9.1 | 46th | 1.82 | -8.5 | 43.5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 8.2 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 64% | 0% | 36% | |||
6 @MIA | Outdoor 85° | 4.8 | 57th | 1.60 | -3.5 | 45.5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% | 57% | 0% | 43% | |||
8 ARZ | Dome 53° | 8.8 | 49th | 4.40 | -4.0 | 47.5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16% | 49% | 0% | 51% | |||
9 @WAS | Outdoor 71° | 0.0 | 99th | 0.00 | -3.0 | 43.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 60% | 0% | 40% | |||
10 @BUF | Outdoor 38° | 7.7 | 54th | 1.54 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 8.8 | 5 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22% | 65% | 0% | 35% | |||
11 DAL | Dome 29° | 3.7 | 73rd | 1.85 | 2.5 | 47.5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11% | 67% | 0% | 33% | |||
12 NE | Dome 36° | 2.3 | 97th | 1.15 | -2.5 | 42.5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 66% | 0% | 32% | |||
13 NYJ | Dome 37° | 3.7 | 71st | 1.85 | -3.0 | 45.5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 58% | 0% | 42% | |||
14 @DET | Dome 40° | 14.8 | 23rd | 2.96 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 7.6 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 57% | 0% | 43% | |||
15 IND | Dome 19° | 31.7 | 2nd | 3.17 | -3.5 | 47.5 | 16 | 10 | 157 | 1 | 15.7 | 6 | 10 | 9% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30% | 67% | 0% | 32% | |||
16 NYG | Dome 2° | 4.7 | 68th | 1.57 | -4.5 | 47.5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 56% | 0% | 44% | |||
17 @GB | Outdoor 39° | 18.9 | 11th | 2.70 | 3.5 | 47.5 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 8.4 | 5 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 50% | 0% | 50% | |||
18 @CHI | Outdoor 32° | 16.7 | 12th | 3.34 | -6.5 | 44.5 | 6 | 5 | 117 | 0 | 23.4 | 14 | 9 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19% | 56% | 0% | 44% |
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
Fantasy Points | Receiving Averages | |||||||||||||||||
LOCATION | STADIUM | GP | GS | GM | TOUCH | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVE | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | |
Home | Dome | 21 | 6 | 0.4 | 1.68 | 38th | 4.3 | 2.5 | 29 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 5% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Away | Outdoor | 16 | 10 | 0.4 | 1.75 | 162nd | 4.0 | 2.7 | 32 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2% | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
Away | Dome | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.46 | 90th | 4.0 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 0% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Away | Retractable Dome | 3 | 1 | 2.2 | 3.35 | 106th | 2.0 | 1.7 | 30 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Career Stats by Season: 2020 to 2022
Fantasy Points | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | GP | GS | TOTAL | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | ||
2020 | 23 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 460th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
2021 | 24 | MIN | 17 | 9 | 159 | 39th | 82 | 50 | 655 | 7 | 13.1 | 10 | 4 | 4% | 23 | 10 | 2 | 14% | 47% | 0% | 53% | ||
2022 | 25 | MIN | 17 | 9 | 156 | 45th | 90 | 60 | 650 | 5 | 10.8 | 6 | 5 | 3% | 21 | 6 | 2 | 14% | 60% | 0% | 40% |
Stacks up another solid season
Latest Headline: Published 2023-01-23
Osborn caught 60 of 90 targets for 650 yards and five touchdowns while playing all 17 games in the 2022 regular season.
The 25-year-old reprised his role as the Vikings' No. 3 wideout behind superstar Justin Jefferson and longtime veteran Adam Thielen. However, Osborn finished the season as the team's fourth receiving option after that pair and tight end T.J. Hockenson, who accumulated 60 receptions for 519 yards after being acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline. The third-year wideout still posted almost the exact same stat line from his breakout 2021 (50-655-7 on 82 targets). Osborn also capped off the season on a solid note by hauling in two of three targets for 20 yards and his sixth touchdown between regular season and playoffs during the wild-card loss to the Giants. With Thielen seemingly on a decline over the past two seasons, Osborn could be in line for a bigger role heading into the final year of his rookie contract in 2023.
Tops century mark
Latest Headline: Published 2023-01-08
Osborn caught five of six targets for 117 yards in Sunday's 29-13 win over the Bears.
Osborn led the Vikings in receiving, with most of his production coming prior to the team's decision to rest its offensive starters during the second half. The 25-year-old enjoyed a strong finish to the regular season, scoring three times while topping 115 yards twice over his last five games. His complementary playmaking figures to bolster quarterback Kirk Cousins' options as Minnesota now turns its attention toward the playoffs.
Scores garbage-time TD
Latest Headline: Published 2023-01-01
Osborn caught all seven of his targets for 59 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 41-17 loss to the Packers.
Both Minnesota touchdowns came in the fourth quarter with the game long out of reach, and Osborn caught his from Nick Mullens rather than Kirk Cousins as the team began to sit its stars. The Vikings won't have much to play for in Week 18 other than playoff seeding, so Mullens could get the start against the Bears, but Osborn at least will likely remain involved no matter who is under center.