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Minnesota Vikings: 3 Early breakout candidates on offense in 2020

By Mitchell Hansen

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 17: Irv Smith Jr. #84 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates his first NFL career touchdown with Dalvin Cook #33 in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 17: Irv Smith Jr. #84 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates his first NFL career touchdown with Dalvin Cook #33 in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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With some holes to fill on the offensive side of the ball in 2020, here are three Minnesota Vikings offensive players that could see a break out season this year.

Although the Minnesota Vikings have seen the largest amount of turnover this offseason on the defensive side of the ball, their offense has seen a shift in personnel as well ahead of the 2020 NFL season.

With a new offensive coordinator set to take over and the likes of Stefon Diggs and others now absent from the team this year, Minnesota will have some different contributors stepping up both in the running game and through the air in the passing game in 2020.

Even with some change in faces on offense, the Vikings still have familiar faces like running back Dalvin Cook, quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Adam Thielen and tight end Kyle Rudolph who will once again be tasked with leading the offense again this year.

But Minnesota will have some new players to fit into the mix, and it hopes its new incoming players will be able to step right in and make the transition a smooth one as the Vikings hope to make another trip to the playoffs this season after reaching the NFC Division Round in 2019.

Led by Cousins, Cook, Thielen and company, Minnesota had a solid and relatively balanced offense last year. That will likely be the case once again during the 2020 campaign, although Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has said in the past that he likes to let the running game set the pace for the offense throughout any given game or season.

With Minnesota bringing in some new players on offense and moving some pieces up in the depth chart ahead of the new year, there are a few players that could see breakout campaigns this year in Minneapolis.

With the regular-season schedule now set and the season on the horizon, let’s take a look at three players on the offensive side of the ball that could be poised to have breakout seasons and Vikings fans could end up seeing much more of during the 2020 season.

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