WR
Adam Thielen
gsis_id 00-0030035
PIT
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.90 yd
- Cushion
- 5.75 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.53
- Avg YAC
- 4.37
- Share of intended air yards
- 19.9%
- Catch rate
- 45.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 13.3%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 72.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 37 | 21 | 211 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.076 | 0.17 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 615 | 5 | 40.4 | 0.204 | 0.48 | 0 | 139.5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 137 | 103 | 1014 | 4 | 60.7 | 0.254 | 0.55 | 6 | 231.0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 111 | 73 | 766 | 6 | 14.6 | 0.168 | 0.41 | 4 | 188.0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 95 | 67 | 726 | 10 | 24.1 | 0.204 | 0.48 | 2 | 199.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- College
- Minnesota State (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference)
- Draft
- 2014
- Rookie season
- 2013
- Experience
- 12 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2024 Wk 17 · no game status listed · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · MIN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
92 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 · WR cohort of 96
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2024; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Stefon DiggsWR · HOU · distance 0.48
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 6.93
- YAC over expected
- 0.16
- Share of air yards
- 12.3
- Catch rate
- 73.4
Devaughn VeleWR · DEN · distance 0.49
- Separation
- 3.11
- Cushion
- 5.81
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 11.1
- Catch rate
- 74.5
DeVonta SmithWR · PHI · distance 0.51
- Separation
- 2.96
- Cushion
- 6.54
- YAC over expected
- 0.27
- Share of air yards
- 25.6
- Catch rate
- 76.4
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · NYG · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 6.65
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 17.6
- Catch rate
- 66.4
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.75
- Separation
- 3.29
- Cushion
- 6.04
- YAC over expected
- 0.39
- Share of air yards
- 13.4
- Catch rate
- 67.3
Adam Thielen baseline
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- -0.18
- Share of air yards
- 16.2
- Catch rate
- 77.4