
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
Career highs
14catches, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019227receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20194receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LSU | 1 | -0.17 | – | – | -0.2 | – |
| 2018 | LSU | 90 | 0.63 | 65th (n=497) | 0.53 | 56.4 | 9% |
| 2019 | LSU | 131 | 1.01 | 96th (n=499) | 0.54 | 132.1 | 12% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 55–3 | 5 | 87 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | W 45–38 | 9 | 163 | 3 | 61 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 65–14 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 66–38 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 42–6 | 9 | 155 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 42–28 | 10 | 123 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 36–13 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 23–20 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 46–41 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 58–37 | 9 | 112 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–20 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 50–7 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 37–10 | 7 | 115 | 1 | 71 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 63–28 | 14 | 227 | 4 | 42 | – |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. | W 42–25 | 9 | 106 | 0 | 35 | – |
2018 LSU 13 games, 54 catches, 874 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 33–17 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 22–21 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–16 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 65 | 19 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 19–27 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 36–16 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 50 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 19–3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 0–29 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 24–17 | 6 | 117 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 42–10 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 72–74 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 40–32 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 33 | −5 |
2017 LSU 1 game, 4 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 33–10 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 78″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 88 | 1,400 | 7 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 108 | 1,616 | 10 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 128 | 1,809 | 8 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 68 | 1,074 | 5 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 103 | 1,533 | 10 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 84 | 1,048 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 19 | 258 | 3 |
| NFL career | 98 | 598 | 8,738 | 45 | |
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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