
Justin Jefferson
WR
#18
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 27
Weight: 195 lbs
College: LSU
2025 SEASON
- REC84
- YDS1048
- AVG12.48
- TDS2
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Bears | W 27 - 24 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Falcons | L 6 - 22 | 3 | 81 | 27 | 50 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Bengals | W 48 - 10 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 36 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | @Steelers | L 21 - 24 | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 29 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | @Browns | W 21 - 17 | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 38 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Eagles | L 22 - 28 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 40 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | @Chargers | L 10 - 37 | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | @Lions | W 27 - 24 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | Ravens | L 19 - 27 | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | Bears | L 17 - 19 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | @Packers | L 6 - 23 | 4 | 48 | 12 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | @Seahawks | L 0 - 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | Commanders | W 31 - 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | @Cowboys | W 34 - 26 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | @Giants | W 16 - 13 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 21 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | Lions | W 23 - 10 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | Packers | W 16 - 3 | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Career Stats
WRTE Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 14 | 88 | 1400 | 15.9 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 108 | 1616 | 15 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 128 | 1809 | 14.1 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 9 | 68 | 1074 | 15.8 | 52 | 5 | 1 | -12 | -12 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 103 | 1533 | 14.9 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 84 | 1048 | 12.5 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 94 | 91 | 579 | 8480 | 14.7 | 97 | 42 | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Biography
CAREER NOTES
- Selected to the Pro Bowl and Second-Team All-Pro (AP, PFF), he was also tabbed to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year (PFF).
- Set the franchise rookie receptions record (88), breaking the previous record of 69 set by Randy Moss in 1998.
- Became the fourth player in NFL history to record seven games with 100+ yards as a rookie, joining Harlon Hill (seven in 1954), Odell Beckham, Jr. (seven in 2014) and Bill Groman (nine in 1960). Randy Moss held previous Vikings rookie record for 100+ games with four.
- Set the franchise first-half receiving yard record against Green Bay with 158 yards on the half.
- Became only the seventh player to record an 1,800-yard receiving season with 1,809 yards in 2022 (1/8/23).
- Set the NFL record for most receptions (324) and receiving yards (4,825) in a player's first three seasons in league history.
- Broke WR Michael Thomas' NFL record for the most receiving yards by a player in his first four seasons (5,512), recording 5,899.
- His 11 career games with at least 150 receiving yards are the most by a player in their first four seasons in NFL history.
- Tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (62 games) as the fastest player to reach 6,000 receiving yards in NFL history, achieving the feat in Week 2 of the 2024 season vs. San Francisco (9/15).
- Became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 30 career 100-yard receiving games (62 games), besting Alworth's mark (64 games).
- Became the fastest player in team history to hit the 400-catch threshold (62 games), surpassing Randy Moss (78 games). In NFL history, Jefferson is the third-fastest player to reach 400 career receptions. Only Michael Thomas (56) and Odell Beckham Jr. (61) reached the mark in fewer games.
- Jefferson and WR Jalen Nailor became the first Vikings duo in franchise history to both score a receiving touchdown in each of the team's first three games of a season. They were the first pair to achieve the feat league wide since 2018 (WRs Mike Evans and Chris Godwin).
- Joined Randy Moss (2004) as the only players to score a receiving touchdown in each of the Vikings first four games of a season in franchise history with his performance in 2024.
- Passed WR Randy Moss (30 games) for the most 100+ yard receiving games in a player's first five seasons in NFL history with his performance in Week 8 at the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football (10/24/24).
- Cracked the 1,000-yard receiving threshold in Week 13 vs. Arizona (12/1/24), becoming the fourth player in NFL history with 1,000+ receiving yards in each of his first five NFL seasons (Mike Evans, A.J. Green, Randy Moss).
- Surpassed 7,000 career receiving yards in Week 14 vs. Atlanta of 2024 season, becoming the first player in NFL history with 7,000+ receiving yards in his first five NFL seasons and the first player in NFL history under the age of 26 to achieve the feat.
- Jefferson and WR Jordan Addison became the first Vikings WR duo to each record 100+ receiving yards and 2+ touchdowns in a game in franchise history with their performances in Week 14 vs. Atlanta of 2024 season. They were the seventh pair of teammates in NFL history to each have 130+ receiving yards and 2+ touchdowns in a game.
- Jefferson logged five games with at least 100 receiving yards in 2024, which tied for the most such games among all players league wide. Following his fifth NFL season, Jefferson's 34 career games with 100+ receiving yards are the third most among players in their first six seasons in the league. He trails only Randy Moss (38 games) and Julio Jones (35).
- Finished the 2024 regular season with 103 receptions for 1,533 receiving yards and became the fifth player in NFL history with at least 100 receptions and 1,500 receiving yards in three career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Andre Johnson and Marvin Harrison as well as Antonio Brown and Julio Jones.
- Jefferson (542 career receptions) passed Steve Jordan (498) for the fourth-most receptions by a Viking in team history.
- Surpassed 500 career receptions in Week 2 of the 2025 season vs. Atlanta (9/15/25), tying WR Larry Fitzgerald for the youngest players at the time of their 500th career reception in NFL history (26 years, 90 days).
- Became the 13th player in NFL history to reach 500 career receptions in his first six seasons.
- At 26 and 104 days in Week 4 of 2025 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin (9/28/25), Jefferson became the youngest player to 35 career 100-yard games in NFL history. The previous record was held by Randy Moss at 26 and 269 days on Nov. 9, 2003. He also tied Julio Jones for second-most games with 100+ receiving yards in a player's first six seasons all-time, trailing only Moss (28 games).
- Against the Cleveland Browns in London in Week 5 of 2025 (10/5/25), registered his 36th career 100-yard game, passing Julio Jones for secondmost games with 100+ receiving yards in a player's first six seasons in NFL history. He trails only Randy Moss (38 games).
- In Week 8 of the 2025 season at the Los Angeles Chargers (10/23/25) on Thursday Night Football, joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (8,375) and Torry Holt (8,156) as the only players with at least 8,000 receiving yards in their first six seasons in NFL history. He also joined Moss and Hall of Famer Cris Carter as the only Vikings with 8,000 receiving yards in their careers.
- At 26 years and 129 days old, Jefferson also became the youngest player in NFL history to record 8,000 career receiving yards (Randy Moss, 26 years-297 days).
- Reaching the feat in his 84th career NFL game, Jefferson became the second fastest player to reach 8,000 receiving yards all-time. Only Lance Alworth hit the milestone faster, doing so in 83 career games (Sept. 14, 1969). Jefferson surpassed Julio Jones (85 games) as the fastest player to reach 8,000 receiving yards in the Super Bowl era (since 1967).
- With six catches in Week 9 of 2025 at Detroit (11/2/25), Jefferson raised his career total to 542 receptions, passing Adam Thielen (539 receptions) for third most in team history. He trails only Cris Carter (1,004) and Randy Moss (587).
- Jefferson (567 career receptions) passed Jarvis Landry (564) for the most by a player in his first six NFL seasons all-time in Week 16 at the New York Giants (12/21/25).
- With 8,379 career receiving yards through Week 17 of the 2025 season, Jefferson passed Randy Moss (8,375) for the most by a player in his first six NFL seasons.
- With 1,048 receiving yards in 2025, he became the third player in NFL history to reach the 1,000-yard mark in each of his first six seasons (Randy Moss, Mike Evans). He joined Cris Carter (eight seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards) and Randy Moss (six seasons) as the only Vikings with at least six 1,000-yard seasons in their careers.
- Through his first six NFL seasons and 94 career games, Jefferson ranks third in receptions (579), third in receiving yards (8,480) and seventh in touchdown receptions (42) in franchise history. Jefferson is nine receptions away from passing Randy Moss for the second-most receptions in Vikings history.








































































