Justin Jefferson is Active, But the Vikings' Receiver Room is a Ghost Town

Justin Jefferson is officially active for the Minnesota Vikings today against the New Orleans Saints. That is the good news. The bad news is that he might have to play receiver, tight end, and possibly left tackle because the rest of the depth chart is a ghost town.

Ian Rapoport confirmed Sunday morning that Jordan Addison is officially out. If you were hoping for a secondary weapon to take the top off the defense and keep the safeties honest, you are out of luck.

"Ian Rapoport reported: '#Vikings WR Justin Jefferson will be active today, while WR Jordan Addison won’t be. Odell Beckham Jr is also down, despite being elevated from the PS.'"

To make matters completely absurd, Odell Beckham Jr. is also inactive. The Vikings literally elevated him from the practice squad just to tell him he isn't playing.

Elevating a guy from the practice squad just to make him inactive is the NFL equivalent of calling someone into the office on a Sunday to tell them they can work from home. It is a pure administrative flex that helps absolutely nobody on the field.

For anyone staring at player props or fantasy lineups, this turns the Minnesota offense into a highly predictable one-man show. Jefferson is going to see double coverage, triple coverage, and possibly a rogue safety hiding behind the goalpost.

The Vikings are coming off an ugly 15-10 rock fight against the Miami Dolphins last week. If they want to actually score touchdowns against New Orleans today, the game plan is going to look like a Madden glitch where you just force-feed your best player every single snap.

Kickoff is coming up fast. Expect Jefferson to get an absurd number of targets, simply because the alternative is throwing to guys who were probably asking for directions to the stadium this morning.