Justin Jefferson with the Minnesota Vikings, 2022
With the Minnesota Vikings, 2022. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, LSU, 2017–⁠19

Justin Jefferson

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Saint Rose, LA
Born
Jun 16, 1999, in St. Rose, Louisiana

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Justin Jefferson played receiver at LSU (2017–⁠19). The Minnesota Vikings took Jefferson in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,540
Receiving yards, 2019 (LSU, 15–⁠0)
Best game
227 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, bowl season 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2019
Drafted
No. 22
Overall, 2020 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019227receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20194receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2019; SEC champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
10–⁠3AP 615–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018LSU5487416.2665
2019LSU1111,54013.91871
Career1652,41414.62471

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017LSU2WRFr.
2018LSU2WRSo.
2019LSU2WRJr.6′3″192

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017LSU1-0.17––-0.2–
2018LSU900.6365th (n=497)0.5356.49%
2019LSU1311.0196th (n=499)0.54132.112%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 LSU 15 games, 111 catches, 1,540 yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠3587144–
Sep 7atTexasW 45–⁠389163361–
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 65–⁠145124048–
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠38218114–
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠69155239–
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2810123136–
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 36–⁠13889119–
Oct 26vs.AuburnW 23–⁠20760021–
Nov 9atAlabamaW 46–⁠41779018–
Nov 16atOle MissW 58–⁠379112248–
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 56–⁠20427110–
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 50–⁠7655115–
Dec 7vs.GeorgiaW 37–⁠107115171–
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 63–⁠2814227442–
Jan 13 ✦vs.ClemsonW 42–⁠259106035–
2018 LSU 13 games, 54 catches, 874 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.MiamiW 33–⁠17581037–
Sep 8vs.SE LouisianaW 31–⁠01505–
Sep 15atAuburnW 22–⁠215970336
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠2121209–
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠1659926519
Oct 6atFloridaL 19–⁠27350038–
Oct 13vs.GeorgiaW 36–⁠166108050–
Oct 20vs.Mississippi StateW 19–⁠331809–
Nov 3vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠29681023–
Nov 10atArkansasW 24–⁠1761171403
Nov 17vs.RiceW 42–⁠10356039–
Nov 24atTexas A&ML 72–⁠745631243
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFW 40–⁠32487233−5
2017 LSU 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠10––––4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′1¼″
Weight202 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan78″W
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′6″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 98 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

Pro Bowls: 4 (2020–⁠22, 2024) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2022, 2024) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2020–⁠21)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2022, 2024; AP second team 2020–⁠21; Pro Football Writers first team 2022, 2024; Sporting News first team 2022, 2024.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Minnesota Vikings16881,4007
2021Minnesota Vikings171081,61610
2022Minnesota Vikings171281,8098
2023Minnesota Vikings10681,0745
2024Minnesota Vikings171031,53310
2025Minnesota Vikings17841,0482
2026 (so far)Minnesota Vikings4192583
NFL career985988,73845

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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