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Justin Jefferson

WR

#18

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 27

Weight: 195 lbs

College: LSU

2025 SEASON

  • REC
    84
  • YDS
    1048
  • AVG
    12.48
  • TDS
    2
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Receiving

Days

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Mondays14441117125000
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)2111049.4170436.400
Sundays1469900135014159.4122

Months

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
December41414810.6210857.110
January1810112.6180562.500
November5211979.42711152.420
October31927614.54001263.241
September42232614.8501115051

Opponents by Group

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
vs AFC Teams53343513.23801957.660
vs NFC Teams1251613125022854.962
Outside Own Division115371713.55003158.5102
vs Own Division63133110.72721651.620

Opponents by Team

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Atlanta Falcons138127500266.721
Baltimore Ravens14379.211037500
Chicago Bears2910511.7271555.610
Cincinnati Bengals15751536024010
Cleveland Browns1712317.6380685.730
Dallas Cowboys122211120210000
Detroit Lions210777.721144010
Green Bay Packers21214912.4190758.300
New York Giants168514.2210466.710
Philadelphia Eagles157915.840036011
Pittsburgh Steelers11012612.629055020
Los Angeles Chargers177410.6170342.900
Seattle Seahawks1242800000
Washington Commanders12115.513015000

Outcomes

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Losses84051012.85002152.562
Wins94453812.23822659.160

Stadiums

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
U.S. Bank Stadium83647513.25002055.652
Ford Field16477.821135010
Lambeau Field14481219025000
SoFi Stadium177410.6170342.900
MetLife Stadium168514.2210466.710
Soldier Field14441117125000
AT&T Stadium122211120210000
Lumen Field1242800000
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium1712317.6380685.730

Biography

HONORS

  • Associated Press All-Pro First Team (2x - 2022, 2024)
  • Associated Press All-Pro Second Team (2x - 2020, 2021)
  • Pro Bowl (4x - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
  • Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL (2x - 2022, 2024)
  • Pro Football Writers of America All-NFC (2x - 2022, 2024)
  • Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team (2020)
  • Pro Football Focus Offensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • Pro Football Focus First-Team All-Pro (2022)
  • Pro Football Focus Second-Team All-Pro (2021)
  • NFC Offensive Player of the Month (2x - November, 2021 & November, 2022)
  • NFC Offensive Player of the Week (3x - Week 11, 2021; Week 1, 2022; Week 10, 2022)
  • Nickelodeon Valuable Player - Week 1 vs. Green Bay (2022)

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.
  • Through his first five NFL seasons and 77 career games, Jefferson ranks fifth in receptions (495), fourth in receiving yards (7,432) and seventh in touchdown receptions (40) in franchise history. Jefferson is four receptions away from passing Steve Jordan for the fourth-most receptions in Vikings history.
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