Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
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Jefferson in 2022
No. 18 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-16) June 16, 1999 (age 25)
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
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most career receiving yards per game: 98.3[1]
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Receptions:392
Receiving yards:5,899
Receiving touchdowns:30
Player stats at PFR

Justin Jamal Jefferson (born June 16, 1999)[2] is an American 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 four 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.

  1. ^ "NFL Receiving Yards per Game Career Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Richards, Cabbie (November 24, 2022). "Cook vs Jefferson: Balloon Battle". Sportsnet. Middle name game (1:28). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via YouTube. Wrong, Jamal.