Jordan Addison is featured as Vikings' most promising player for the future

JJ Mccarthy is entering Year 1 with an embarrassment of riches to throw the ball to in Minnesota. Everybody knows the Vikings have the NFL's best wide receiver, Justin Jefferson, but few give Jordan Addison his flowers for being a really good second option.

In Bleacher Report's ranking of the most promising building blocks for each NFL team, Moe Moton features former USC Trojan Jordan Addison as that player for the Minnesota Vikings.

"The Philadelphia Eagles have shown that it's possible to build an offense around two wide receivers, even with their dominant ground attack. A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith eclipsed 1,065 receiving yards in 2022 and 2023. Minnesota Vikings wideouts Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison could post similar numbers together. Jefferson has established himself as a star receiver, winning the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year award and earning two All-Pro nods.

"Addison may not achieve those accolades, but he can stack 1,000-plus-yard receiving seasons. Already one of the league's top No. 2 receivers, Addison has racked up 133 catches for 1,786 yards and 19 touchdowns in 32 contests. In all three of his seasons as Vikings head coach and offensive play-caller, Kevin O'Connell has fielded a top-six passing attack, which bodes well for Addison's production outlook in a complementary pass-catching role."

Jordan Addison has yet to crack the 1,000-yard mark, but in his first two seasons, he has picked up the slack when Jefferson got hurt. He has shown multiple flashes of star potential and has put together back-to-back 800-yard receiving seasons. This season with young quarterback JJ Mccarthy could be Addison's breakout campaign as a pro.

Minnesota could have a new iteration of its old (late-1990s) pairing of Randy Moss and Chris Carter with Jordan Addison and Justin Jefferson. It is a duo that will torch secondaries for many seasons to come as Addison continues to blossom and ascend into a highr tier in the NFL.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Jordan Addison has high expectations for Year 3 with Minnesota Vikings