Minnesota Vikings
Justin Jefferson
WR #18HEIGHT6'1"
WEIGHT195 lbs
EXPERIENCE6 years
AGE26
#18
Minnesota Vikings
Justin JeffersonHT6'1"
WT195 lbs
EXP6 years
AGE26
WR#18
Career Stats
| Year | Team | REC | TGT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 84 | 141 | 1048 | 12.5 | 2 | 387 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | - | 7 |
| 2024 | MIN | 103 | 154 | 1533 | 14.9 | 10 | 592 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | - | 3 |
| 2023 | MIN | 68 | 100 | 1074 | 15.8 | 5 | 290 | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | - | -12 |
| 2022 | MIN | 128 | 184 | 1809 | 14.1 | 8 | 514 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | MIN | 108 | 167 | 1616 | 15.0 | 10 | 534 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | - | 14 |
| 2020 | MIN | 88 | 125 | 1400 | 15.9 | 7 | 503 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | - | 2 |
Fantasy Outlook
Jefferson topped 87 yards per game in each of his first five NFL seasons, displaying an unmatched degree of consistency for a downfield-oriented receiver in this era of short-passing attacks. He survived a transition from Kirk Cousins to Sam Darnold, putting up 103-1,533-10 in 2024, but even Jefferson couldn't stay afloat in 2025 when young quarterback J.J. McCarthy sank Kevin O'Connell's once-steady longship. On paper, Jefferson was left with one of the worst 1,000-yard seasons ever, barely getting there on 144 targets and scoring just two TDs in the process. In reality, he wasn't to blame, held back by the same league-worst QB play that made talented teammates T.J. Hockenson and Jordan Addison irrelevant for fantasy. The Vikings have a new plan for 2026, at least at QB, where they're banking on Kyler Murray to revive O'Connell's offense and rejuvenate his own career in the process. Murray helped WR DeAndre Hopkins put up some big numbers in Arizona under Kliff Kingsbury, but that was largely a product of numerous quick targets in an offense drastically different from O'Connell's. While there's no doubt about Murray being a major real-life upgrade on the quarterbacks that Jefferson dealt with last year, it might not be the best style of QB play for a wideout who does the bulk of his damage on deep and intermediate throws.Vikings Lineup
QB
#1K. Murray
#9J. McCarthy
RB
#33A. Jones
#27J. Mason
WR
#18J. Jefferson
#14J. Jennings
#3J. Addison
#13T. Felton
TE
#87T. Hockenson
#84J. Oliver
K
#16W. Reichard