Outside of Hockenson, Minnesota has Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison as its top two wide receivers. Aaron Jones is the starting running back and one of the best dual-threat backs in the NFL. Jordan Mason was also acquired in an offseason trade to be the team's backup running back.

The Athletic's analyst Alec Lewis shared some insights from McCarthy's offseason training sessions in Minnesota. "The Vikings weren’t babying J.J. McCarthy this spring. He may have been coming off of a torn meniscus, and he may only be in his second season, but Minnesota’s staff made the tests difficult," he wrote.

J.J. McCarthy impressed Vikings teammate T.J. Hockenson, who said he "has that swith" as well as an "insane" arm ahead of his first real season in the NFL.