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Patterson's big rookie season

Vikings rookie scored touchdowns 3 ways

Percy Harvin looked great on Super Bowl Sunday, but the Vikings aren't having any seller's remorse for letting him go. The rookie receiver they picked up in that trade looks like he could be a big star for a lot of years.

Percy Harvin had the nice Super Bowl, picking up 30 and 15 yards on a pair of sweeps and making the Broncos look like they were wearing ski boots on an 88-yard kickoff return. But the Vikings aren’t kicking themselves for trading away Harvin last spring. Along with some extras, they’ve got Cordarrelle Patterson, who looks like he could be another Harvin – only younger and a lot cheaper.

Patterson returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns, caught 4 scores (including a 79-yarder) and ran for 3 TDs.

No other wide receiver this century has run for 3 TDs.

Patterson wasn’t the only good running rookie receiver, either. Tavon Austin ran for 151 yards for the Rams, including a 65-yard touchdown. Other than these two, only seven other wide receivers in the last 12 years have run for over 150 yards in a season.

Too early to say whether either of these receivers will wind up on my draft board for 2014, but for both guys I’ll be projecting some ancillary value – maybe 100-plus rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, and probably a kick return touchdown for Patterson.

RECEIVERS RUNNING FOR 100 YARDS SINCE 2000
YearTeamReceiverAttYardsAvgTD
2009Clev.Josh Cribbs553816.91
2012Minn.Percy Harvin523456.62
2010NYJBrad Smith382997.91
2009NYJBrad Smith1820711.51
2008Clev.Josh Cribbs291675.81
2013Minn.Cordarrelle Patterson1215813.23
2003Cin.Peter Warrick181578.70
2010Oak.Jacoby Ford1015515.52
2013St.L.Tavon Austin915116.81
2000Cin.Peter Warrick161489.32
2002Pitt.Hines Ward1214211.80
2009Phil.DeSean Jackson1113712.51
2009Minn.Percy Harvin151359.00
2002Pitt.Antwaan Randle El191347.10
2012G.B.Randall Cobb1013213.20
2002Phil.James Thrash181267.02
2002K.C.Johnnie Morton1012412.40
2006Den.Javon Walker912313.71
2006Wash.Antwaan Randle El191186.20
2001S.D.Curtis Conway711616.61
2012Buff.Brad Smith141168.31
2010Jac.Mike Thomas121149.50
2008NYJBrad Smith121139.40
2008Den.Eddie Royal111099.90
2002S.D.Tim Dwight121089.01
2001NYJLaveranues Coles1010810.80
2010Minn.Percy Harvin181075.91
2013Chi.Alshon Jeffery161056.60
2002Balt.Travis Taylor111059.50
2002Clev.Dennis Northcutt810413.01
2010Phil.DeSean Jackson161046.51
2006NYJBrad Smith181035.70

--Ian Allan

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