Justin Jefferson

CTL-E-5918 · Person · other · 1999–present

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Combined Graph record U-07163 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5918.

Justin Jefferson, born Justin Jamal Jefferson on 16 June 1999 in St. Rose, Louisiana, is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. He played at Destrehan High School and at LSU, where he helped the Tigers win the College Football Playoff national championship for the 2019 season. Minnesota selected him 22nd overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, and he answered with 1,400 receiving yards as a rookie. He has exceeded 1,000 receiving yards in every season of his career, including seasons shortened by injury. His 2022 season set the standard: he led the NFL with 128 receptions and 1,809 receiving yards and was named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Through the first five weeks of the 2026 season he remained Minnesota's No. 1 receiver, recording 19 receptions for 258 yards and three touchdowns across four games played, and his career totals stood at 598 receptions for 8,738 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in 98 games, all with the Vikings.

The record

• Also known as: Justin Jamal Jefferson, Jets

Notes

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Sources

• Minnesota Vikings (vikings.com), "Justin Jefferson" career page — 2026 season: 19 receptions, 258 yards, 3 touchdowns in 4 games; career totals 598 receptions, 8,738 yards, 45 touchdowns in 98 games, all for Minnesota; season-by-season lines 2020–2026 — https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/justin-jefferson/career (primary source · build store)
• LSU Athletics (lsusports.net), "Jefferson Wins NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award" — named NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2022 after leading the NFL in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809); helped LSU to a 15–0 mark and the national title in 2019 — http://lsusports.net/news/2023/02/09/jefferson-wins-nfl-offensive-player-of-the-year-award (build store)
• Wikipedia, "Justin Jefferson" — born Justin Jamal Jefferson, 16 June 1999, St. Rose, Louisiana; Destrehan High School; LSU (2017–2019); drafted 22nd overall in 2020; most receiving yards through a player's first five NFL seasons — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Jefferson (build store)

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