Justin Jefferson

Receptions:	392
Receiving yards:	5,899
Receiving touchdowns:	30

Justin Jefferson
	Jefferson in 2022
No. 18 – Minnesota Vikings
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
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (2020–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2022); First-team All-Pro (2022); 2× Second-team All-Pro (2020, 2021); 3× Pro Bowl (2020–2022); NFL receptions leader (2022); NFL receiving yards leader (2022); PFWA All-Rookie Team (2020); CFP national champion (2019); Second-team All-SEC (2019); NFL record Most receiving yards per game (career): 98.3;
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Receptions:
Receptions:	392
Receiving yards:	5,899
Receiving touchdowns:	30
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Justin Jamal Jefferson (born June 16, 1999) 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 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.

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