K.J. Osborn
26-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
48
YDS
540
TD
3
AVG
11.3
TAR
75
2024 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
A 2020 fifth-round pick, Osborn essentially redshirted his rookie season before working as Minnesota's No. 3 receiver the next two years, playing in every game and running slightly more than half his routes from the slot. He put up 50-655-7 on 82 targets in 2021 and 60-650-5 on 90 targets in 2022, but further volume growth is far from guaranteed after Minnesota drafted Jordan Addison in the first round this spring to replace free-agent loss Adam Thielen. At 5-11, 203, with 4.48 timed speed, Osborn is much heavier than Addison and just as fast but without the massive college production and impressive change-of-direction ability. Osborn might be stuck as the No. 3 receiver again, and this time in an offense that seemingly wants to use more two-TE sets after trading for T.J. Hockenson last fall and giving Josh Oliver a surprising $8.2 million guarantee this spring. The upside scenario for Osborn's volume involves an injury to target-hog Justin Jefferson, which would seriously hurt the quality of the Minnesota offense. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Heading to New England
Osborn agreed to a contract with the Patriots on Sunday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Osborn will join up with the Patriots on a one-year, $4 million deal, according to Albert Breer of SI.com. The 2020 fifth-round pick is coming off three solid seasons with Minnesota, producing an average stat line of 52.7-615-5.3 while starting all but one regular-season game over that span. His numbers did take a slight dip despite the absence of star Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson for seven games in 2023, as Osborn logged 48 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns over 16 games. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old slot receiver should see a healthy workload in a New England receiving corps that is in need of help. Osborn will likely compete with Demario Douglas and Tyquan Thornton (ankle) for a starting role alongside Kendrick Bourne (knee) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle).
Osborn will join up with the Patriots on a one-year, $4 million deal, according to Albert Breer of SI.com. The 2020 fifth-round pick is coming off three solid seasons with Minnesota, producing an average stat line of 52.7-615-5.3 while starting all but one regular-season game over that span. His numbers did take a slight dip despite the absence of star Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson for seven games in 2023, as Osborn logged 48 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns over 16 games. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old slot receiver should see a healthy workload in a New England receiving corps that is in need of help. Osborn will likely compete with Demario Douglas and Tyquan Thornton (ankle) for a starting role alongside Kendrick Bourne (knee) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle).
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Air Yards Per Game
40.6Air Yards Per Snap
0.83% Team Air Yards
13.8%% Team Targets
12.3%Avg Depth of Target
8.7 YdsCatch Rate
64.0%Drop Rate
8.0%Avg Yds After Catch
3.9% Targeted On Route
13.9%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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How do K.J. Osborn's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"Weight
203 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.48 secShuttle Time
4.35 secCone Drill
7.00 secVertical Jump
37.5 inBroad Jump
123 inBench Press
18 repsHand Length
9.13 inArm Length
31.25 in
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May be trade candidate
Osborn could be traded prior to the Oct. 31 deadline, Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Osborn will be in line for an increased role in the short term, so long as Justin Jefferson is sidelined by a hamstring injury. That could potentially offer the Vikings a chance to showcase Osborn for a trade, a move that makes sense given that he's set to become a free agent at the close of the 2023 season. In five games on the campaign, he's tallied only 13 receptions for 166 yards.
Osborn will be in line for an increased role in the short term, so long as Justin Jefferson is sidelined by a hamstring injury. That could potentially offer the Vikings a chance to showcase Osborn for a trade, a move that makes sense given that he's set to become a free agent at the close of the 2023 season. In five games on the campaign, he's tallied only 13 receptions for 166 yards.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
A 2020 fifth-round pick, Osborn finished his rookie season without a target but then seized the
No. 3 WR job in Year 2. Prior to a Week 7 bye, he averaged 4.3 catches for 51.8 yards on 5.8
targets, with two TDs in six games, giving the Vikings a legit third option behind Justin Jefferson
and Adam Thielen. After the bye, Osborn had a brutal five-game stretch with only 54 yards on
12 targets, but he then rebounded in the final six weeks with five more TDs and 290 more yards
(48.3 yards). While unlikely to repeat that rate of TDs (seven on 50 receptions), Osborn does
have the upside to take on more volume if Jefferson and/or Thielen misses significant time this
year.
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Two catches in loss
Osborn caught two of four targets for nine yards in Sunday's 30-20 loss to the Lions.
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No receptions in loss
Osborn did not have a target or reception in Sunday's loss to Green Bay. He played on 33 of the offense's 53 snaps.
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Strikes for first TD since Week 3
Osborn reeled in five of seven targets for 95 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 30-24 loss to the Lions.
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Sticks as No. 3 wideout in Week 15
Osborn played 37 of the Vikings' 68 snaps on offense (54 percent) and finished with one catch for three yards on two targets in Saturday's 27-24 overtime loss to the Bengals.
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Draws four targets in Week 12 loss
Osborn played 47 of the Vikings' 55 snaps on offense and finished with three catches for 34 yards on four targets in Monday's 12-10 loss to the Bears.
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