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Which NFL players would make the best Fortnite gamers

By Bruin Belisle

Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis prepares to take the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday, October 24, 2011. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/MCT via Getty Images)
Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis prepares to take the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday, October 24, 2011. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/MCT via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 21: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) reacts after thinking he scored a touchdown during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 21: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) reacts after thinking he scored a touchdown during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Minnesota Vikings – Adam Thielen

If you had Thielen on your fantasy team in 2017, you were a happy camper. Thielen totaled exactly 10 fantasy points in every game through 2017. He is as consistent as they come and his ceiling can only be higher with Kirk Cousins on the team in 2018.

Thielen caught 91 passes for over 1,200 yards in 2017. He went from relatively unknown to a household name in the span of two successful seasons with multiple quarterbacks. If Cousins is a good as they say he is and ends up being the Minnesota starter long-term (he is and he will), Thielen’s production could continue to soar.

There’s no doubt Thielen would carry this consistency over to the gaming world if he started playing Fortnite. He’d play every solo match the same way and end in the top ten with four or five eliminations. This i also the ultimate squad player because you know exactly what you are getting from him. Consistent, good production.

Favorite weapon: Hunting rifle – nothing fancy, just range and dead-accuracy for this guy. Also, he’s from Minnesota so it only makes sense that he’s be using the hunting rifle.

Landing location: What is the Fortnite equivalent of Minnesota? Probably Lonely Lodge. Thielen would land at the lodge, pick up his hunting rifle and then play the most consistent game you could imagine until he lands another top four finish.

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