Thielen had a down game in Week 15 against Dallas with just 10.1 PPR points, but he still had seven targets for the third game in a row. Prior to Week 15, Thielen had scored at least 19.2 PPR points in each of his previous two games, and he should continue to be a go-to option for Bryce Young. The Cardinals have allowed at least one receiver to score at least 16.9 PPR points in three of their past four games, and Thielen has the best chance to reach that mark in Week 16.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Leads team in targets
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Thielen recorded five receptions on seven targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 30-14 loss to the Cowboys.
The Panthers couldn't get their passing attack on track, with the only explosive play being an 83-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Coker. Thus, despite leading the team in targets and receptions, Thielen turned in a modest performance. Positively, he should remain Bryce Young's top target, though the overall state of the Carolina offense may lead to inconsistent results.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Sleeper WRs
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I was hesitant to trust Thielen in Week 14 at Philadelphia, but he was awesome with nine catches for 102 yards on 11 targets. He now has 17 catches for 201 yards and a touchdown on 21 targets in his past two games against the Buccaneers and Eagles, and he's worth starting as a No. 2 Fantasy receiver in Week 15 at Dallas. The Cowboys are No. 9 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and the past three No. 1 receivers against Dallas -- Terry McLaurin in Week 12, Malik Nabers in Week 13 and Ja'Marr Chase in Week 14 -- all scored at least 15.3 PPR points.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Week 15 Adds (WR Preview)
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Thielen has a 28.4% target share over the past two weeks and Bryce Young is playing the best football of his young career. The Cowboys defense has been a very good matchup for wide receivers and Thielen has scored 43.1 PPR Fantasy points in his last two games. He also has an elite matchup in the Fantasy championship week against Tampa Bay.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Week 15 Waiver Priority List
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Thielen has been a star for the past two games heading into Week 15 against Dallas, and he should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy receiver in all leagues. Thielen has 21 targets in his past two outings against Tampa Bay and Philadelphia, and he finished with 17 catches for 201 yards and a touchdown over that span, with at least 19.2 PPR points in each contest. The Cowboys are No. 9 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, so Thielen should have the chance for another big game. He has a tougher matchup in Week 16 against Arizona, but Thielen then gets the Buccaneers again in Week 17. He scored 23.9 PPR points against Tampa Bay in Week 13. In deeper leagues, Xavier Legette (48 percent rostered) is worth a look based on the upcoming schedule, and he has 16 targets in his past two games. Just keep in mind that he only has six catches for 92 yards and no touchdowns over that span.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Tops century mark Sunday
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Thielen caught nine of 11 targets for 102 yards in Sunday's 22-16 loss to the Eagles.
It's the first time this season that Thielen has topped 100 yards, with his last such performance coming in Week 6 of the 2023 campaign. The veteran wideout has posted a 20-258-1 line on 25 targets over three games since returning from a hamstring injury, giving him significant momentum heading into a Week 15 matchup against the Cowboys.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: WRs to Sit
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It was awesome to see Thielen dominate in Week 13 against Tampa Bay with eight catches for 99 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets, and he almost had a second touchdown against the Buccaneers that was ruled incomplete. This was his second game back from a seven-game absence with a hamstring injury, and the timing is right with Bryce Young heating up. But now Thielen and the Panthers have to face the Eagles, and Philadelphia is No. 8 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. Since Week 4, only three receivers have scored a touchdown against the Eagles and only three have scored more than 10.1 PPR points. Thielen is only worth starting in deep, three-receiver leagues in Week 14.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Week 14 Adds (WR Preview)
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Thielen has a bad matchup against Philadelphia, but you can't ignore how impressive his Week 13 performance was. He caught eight of 10 targets for 99 yards and a touchdown. He's a good flex this week, but he could be even better in Week 15 against the Cowboys.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Week 14 Waiver Priority List
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Thielen was a star in Week 13 against Tampa Bay with eight catches for 99 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets, and he almost had a second touchdown against the Buccaneers that was ruled incomplete. This was his second game back from a seven-game absence with a hamstring injury, and the timing is right with Bryce Young heating up. Thielen has a tough matchup in Week 14 at Philadelphia, so a letdown could be coming, and the Panthers have other receiving threats with Xavier Legette (61 percent rostered) and David Moore (2 percent), who are both worth adding. The Panthers then get Dallas in Week 15, Arizona in Week 16 and a rematch with Tampa Bay in Week 17, so the schedule is manageable, and Thielen is worth using as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues. He's worth adding for 5-10 percent of your remaining FAB. As for Legette, he has 14 targets in his past two games, but he scored fewer than 10 PPR points in each outing. He's worth adding for 1 percent of your remaining FAB. And Moore is also worth 1 percent since he has 19 targets in his past two games, including one outing with 20.1 PPR points over that span.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Impressive showing against Bucs
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Thielen recorded eight receptions on 10 targets for 99 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to the Buccaneers.
Thielen led the team in targets and posted his highest yardage total since Week 6 of the 2023 season. His longest catch came on a 25-yard touchdown with 30 seconds remaining in the game for what appeared to be the game-winning score. He also chipped in a pair of 16-yard grabs and narrowly missed another touchdown grab just before halftime when he was ruled out of bounds on a controversial call. While the Panthers will likely try to get Xavier Legette and some of their other younger pass catchers involved down the stretch, Thielen has quickly become a favorite target of Bryce Young in two games since returning from a hamstring injury.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Makes immediate impact upon return
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Thielen recorded three receptions on four targets for 57 yards in Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Chiefs.
Thielen was active for the first time since Week 3 after recovering from a hamstring injury. He finished fourth on the team in targets but made an immediate impact on the Carolina offense by accounting for the unit's longest play from scrimmage on a 36-yard catch late in the first quarter. Thielen also chipped in with a 13-yard reception on fourth down late in the fourth quarter to set up a game-tying touchdown. While the Panthers will be invested in getting targets to Xavier Legette and other younger skill position players down the stretch, Thielen should have a steady role among the receiver corps.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Active for first time since Week 3
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Thielen (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Though he was activated from injured reserve during the Panthers' Week 11 bye, Thielen had still been listed as questionable heading into Sunday after logging a trio of limited practices this week. The Panthers were ultimately satisfied enough with the veteran wideout's health to clear him to play for the first time since Week 3, and he could immediately settle into a high-volume role in the passing attack. Since Thielen last played, the Panthers have traded away No. 1 wideout Diontae Johnson to the Ravens, and Carolina will also be down another key pass catcher Sunday in undrafted rookie receiver Jalen Coker (quadricep), who played 90 percent of the offensive snaps in a Week 10 win over the Giants.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Expected to play
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Thielen (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Kansas City, but Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Friday that the wide receiver will play, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.
Thielen's active status should be confirmed 90 minutes prior to the 1 p.m. ET kickoff. He never quite made it back to full practice participation, instead logging limited sessions each day this week. The exact nature of his role remains in question, as Jalen Coker (quadriceps) has done solid work from the slot in recent weeks but now is listed as questionable after missing Friday's practice. While the Panthers may be inclined to move Coker to the perimeter anyway to free up slot work for Thielen, it's fair to say Thielen's Week 12 volume projection improves if he's active and Coker isn't.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Remains limited in practice
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Thielen (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Thielen's reps have been capped in both of Carolina's first two official practices of Week 12 coming out of a bye week, but the wideout has previously indicated that he expects to play Sunday against the Chiefs. While Thielen's prediction could end up coming to pass, he'll still likely need to upgrade to full practice participation Friday to avoid taking a designation into the weekend. Thielen was activated from injured reserve over the Panthers' bye week after having missed the team's last seven games with a right hamstring injury.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Medically cleared to play
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Thielen (hamstring) has been medically cleared to play and said he took team reps for the first time in eight weeks during a limited practice Wednesday, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Previously limited to individual drills or side work, Thielen has now progressed to team drills after a Week 11 bye. He said Monday that he anticipates playing against the Chiefs this Sunday but will still need to see how he holds up in practice throughout the week. Thielen's upcoming return will cut into Jalen Coker's playing time unless the Panthers adjust by putting Coker on the perimeter and moving David Moore to the bench.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Limited in practice
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Thielen (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
Thielen said Monday that he anticipates returning this Sunday against the Chiefs, although he wasn't quite ready to guarantee his availability and said he would have to see how he feels during practice this week. His potential return this weekend may cost rookie Jalen Coker playing time, or the Panthers could adjust by putting Coker on the perimeter and moving David Moore to the bench.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Week 12 Waiver Priority List
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Thielen is expected to return from his seven-game absence with a hamstring injury in Week 12 against Kansas City, and we'll see what kind of role he has for the rest of the season. Xavier Legette (59 percent rostered) should be added in all leagues as well, and the rookie has scored a touchdown in three of his past five games. I would take him first ahead of Thielen for now. Thielen's best game this year came in the game he was injured in Week 3 at Las Vegas when he had three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown on five targets, and hopefully Bryce Young leans on his veteran receiver moving forward. Thielen and Legette are worth adding for 5 percent of your remaining FAB where available.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Not practicing Monday
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Thielen (hamstring) was spotted working off to the side during Monday's practice, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.
Monday's session wasn't an official one, as the Panthers merely held a bonus practice following their Week 11 bye. Even so, Thielen's lack of participation in drills doesn't inspire much confidence that he's fully recovered from the right hamstring injury that has kept him from playing since Week 3. The Panthers activated Thielen from injured reserve last Tuesday, but the transaction may have had more to do with the wideout's 21-day evaluation window expiring rather than being an indication that he was healthy. In any case, what Thielen is able to do in official practice sessions Wednesday through Friday will provide some guidance on his odds of playing in Sunday's game against Kansas City.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Added back to 53-man roster
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The Panthers activated Thielen (hamstring) from injured reserve Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.
Carolina is on bye Week 11, but since Thielen's 21-day evaluation window came to a close Tuesday, he wouldn't have been eligible to play again this season had the Panthers not activated him. After having his window opened Oct. 23, Thielen was a limited participant in four of the Panthers' ensuing six practices, but he was listed as a non-participant in all three sessions during Week 10, which could hint at a setback in his recovery from the right hamstring injury he suffered back in Week 3. The bye week will provide Thielen with some added healing time, but his status for the Panthers' next game Nov. 24 versus Kansas City is still very much up in the air. Whenever he does rejoin the lineup, Thielen should step back into a prominent role after Diontae Johnson was traded to Baltimore on Oct. 29.
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Panthers' Adam Thielen: Ruled out
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Thielen (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Giants, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Thielen returned to practice Oct. 23 but didn't participate at all this week. While the Panthers haven't said anything about a setback, it's possible that's what happened. In any case, the team will need to place Thielen back on the active roster next week if he's going to play again this season rather than staying on injured reserve for the rest of the year.
