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I am really excited to get to the preseason and see Jake in a Vikings uniform. I hope he gets ample opportunity to show what he can do. He's going to need to make multiple splash plays in order to just get on the practice squad, let alone the active roster. I don't think there's much of a realistic chance of him making the active roster this year. However, the practice squad is a realistic possibility, but definitely not a guarantee, as the WR room is full of young talent. Here's a nice article talking about the Vikings WRs other than Thielen, Diggs, and Treadwell.
https://purpleptsd.com/90-minnesota-...ide-receivers/
Unless Kendall Wright looks terrible, he'll be the 4th WR on the roster, then we're looking at one open spot on the active roster (could be two, but usually they only carry 6 WRs if one of them is a return specialist, and I'm thinking Hughes, the CB they drafted will take that role). I'm guessing either Coley or Jones will get that spot. Then the remaining WRs will be fighting for one, maybe two, WR spots on the practice squad. Imo, Tavarres King will be gone because at 28 he's too old to put on the practice squad, so Jake will be going against:
Coley or Jones (whichever one isn't on the active roster may get cut, as they've already had chances to shine)
Badet (speedy WR, but at 6'0" 172 lbs, he seems like a smaller version of what they already have in Diggs, Wright, and Coley)
Robertson (6'2" 210 lbs, not that impressive imo)
Beebe (another speedy WR, 5'10" 183 lbs, doesn't jump off the screen to me)
Zylstra (similar to Wieneke in stature at 6'3" 220 lbs., doesn't seem like he's as fast as Jake)
I think his biggest competition for the one or two practice squad spots would be Coley or Jones and Zylstra. Wieneke is actually the tallest WR on the roster at 6'4", which helps him a lot if the Vikings are looking to hang onto a tall WR with good hands and develop him. It also helps that his game is a lot like Thielen's in that he's not an athletic freak, but he'll beat you with route running, awareness, and great hands. They may look at Jake and think that there's a possibility of him turning into a Thielen type WR in a year or two. Of course I'm looking at all of this with blue and yellow glasses, but if he can come up with at least two splash plays and some other consistent play in the preseason, I think his chances of making the practice squad are pretty good. His chances of making the active roster are slim to none though.
However, this early roster projection does predict Jake as the 5th WR.
https://nflspinzone.com/2018/06/30/m...-projection/7/
https://purpleptsd.com/90-minnesota-...ide-receivers/
Unless Kendall Wright looks terrible, he'll be the 4th WR on the roster, then we're looking at one open spot on the active roster (could be two, but usually they only carry 6 WRs if one of them is a return specialist, and I'm thinking Hughes, the CB they drafted will take that role). I'm guessing either Coley or Jones will get that spot. Then the remaining WRs will be fighting for one, maybe two, WR spots on the practice squad. Imo, Tavarres King will be gone because at 28 he's too old to put on the practice squad, so Jake will be going against:
Coley or Jones (whichever one isn't on the active roster may get cut, as they've already had chances to shine)
Badet (speedy WR, but at 6'0" 172 lbs, he seems like a smaller version of what they already have in Diggs, Wright, and Coley)
Robertson (6'2" 210 lbs, not that impressive imo)
Beebe (another speedy WR, 5'10" 183 lbs, doesn't jump off the screen to me)
Zylstra (similar to Wieneke in stature at 6'3" 220 lbs., doesn't seem like he's as fast as Jake)
I think his biggest competition for the one or two practice squad spots would be Coley or Jones and Zylstra. Wieneke is actually the tallest WR on the roster at 6'4", which helps him a lot if the Vikings are looking to hang onto a tall WR with good hands and develop him. It also helps that his game is a lot like Thielen's in that he's not an athletic freak, but he'll beat you with route running, awareness, and great hands. They may look at Jake and think that there's a possibility of him turning into a Thielen type WR in a year or two. Of course I'm looking at all of this with blue and yellow glasses, but if he can come up with at least two splash plays and some other consistent play in the preseason, I think his chances of making the practice squad are pretty good. His chances of making the active roster are slim to none though.
However, this early roster projection does predict Jake as the 5th WR.
https://nflspinzone.com/2018/06/30/m...-projection/7/
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