23-year old Sidney Rice made it to his first Pro Bowl last season as he was on the same wave length with Brett Favre all year long. Rice played in 16 games (14 starts) for the Vikings last season and he caught 83 passes for 1,312 yards (15.8 avg) with 8 TD grabs. He has now played in 42 games (21 starts) in his three years with the Vikings and he has caught 129 passes for 1,849 yards (14.3 avg) with 16 TD grabs. If Rice stays healthy he will have another huge year in 2010 for the Vikings.
29-year old Bernard Berrian played pretty well for the Vikings in 2009. Berrian played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Vikings last year and he caught 55 passes for 618 yards (11.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs. He has now played in 90 games (60 starts) in his six years in the NFL and he has caught 253 passes for 3,779 yards (14.9 avg) with 24 TD grabs. Berrian has also carried the ball 16 times for 90 yards (5.6 ypc) in his career. Berrian will likely start opposite of Sidney Rice again in 2010 but he will likely finish third or fourth in receptions.
22-year old Percy Harvin made it to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2009. He played in 15 games (8 starts) for the Vikings last season and he caught 60 passes for 790 yards (13.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs. Harvin also carried the ball 15 times for 135 yards (9.0 ypc) last season. Harvin is a outstanding special teams player too which will likely limit his touches offensively in 2010 as they don’t want to wear him out due to his smallish frame.
30-year old Greg Lewis will be #4 in line at WR. Lewis played in 13 games (1 start) for the Vikings last season and he caught 8 passes for 96 yards (12.0 avg) with 1 TD grab. He has now played in 103 games (24 starts) in which he has caught 135 passes for 1,795 yards (13.3 avg) with 8 TD grabs in his career. Lewis is a solid #4 WR.
26-year old Jaymar Johnson played in 6 games (0 starts) as a rookie last season and he caught 1 pass for 9 yards. He will have a hard time making the Vikings this season.
PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE VIKINGS WRs in 2010: A