Thielen came out of Minnesota State .
Thielen ran a sub-4.5 second 40 - yard dash , and proved that even at 6 - 2 , he could hang with the rest of the athletes in the NFL .
Coming out of Minnesota State , Thielen ran a sub-4.5 second 40 - yard dash , and proved that even at 6 - 2 , he could hang with the rest of the athletes in the NFL .