The Facts: After Diggs came out of nowhere as a fifth-round rookie to lead the team with 52 catches and 720 receiving yards last season, the Vikings told Diggs to focus on learning all three wide receiver positions during the offseason. As a result, Diggs has been the talk of Vikings training camp so far. "He's all over the place," wide receivers coach George Stewart said.
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With the addition of big-bodied split end Laquon Treadwell, the team's top draft pick, Diggs usually will line up off the line of scrimmage at the flanker position. But defenses will see the shifty 22-year-old in the slot, too, and occasionally at split end, the position he was forced to play as a rookie because of the presence of highly paid and underproductive flanker Mike Wallace. "He was pigeonholed in one spot so we couldn't move him to take advantage of matchups," Stewart said. "That's why we preached position flexibility." According to Star-Tribune staffer Matt Vensel, in the 10 days since the Vikings first reported for camp, Diggs has been by far the most impressive offensive player. His routes seem sharper. His biceps and upper body look bigger. And his move to the flanker spot and occasionally the slot should benefit him.