 Jefferson in 2022 | |||||||||
| No. 18 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | June 16, 1999 St. Rose, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Destrehan (Destrehan, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU (2017–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 1 / pick: 22 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Justin Joshua Jefferson (born June 16, 1999)[2] is an American professional football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior before being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Upon joining the league, Jefferson was named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team in each of his first three seasons and has amassed the most receiving yards through a player's first five seasons in NFL history. In 2022, at 23 years old, he became the youngest player to lead the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809), earning Offensive Player of the Year honors.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Yards per Game Career Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Richards, Cabbie (November 24, 2022). "Cook vs Jefferson: Balloon Battle". Sportsnet. Middle name game (1:28). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via YouTube.
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