2020 NFL Draft: Full grades for every 1st-round pick

Luke Easterling breaks down every first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, grading each selection

22. Minnesota Vikings (from BUF)

Justin Jefferson | WR | LSU

Ah, the receiver the Eagles should have taken at the previous pick. Jefferson doesn’t have to wait long to hear his name called, and he goes to a situation in Minnesota where he doesn’t have to be the No. 1 guy right away.

He does replace Stefon Diggs, so expectations will be high, but Adam Thielen will still attract plenty of attention. Jefferson is a smooth route-runner with deceptive explosiveness and big-play ability both down the field and after the catch.

Kirk Cousins lost a polished pass-catcher in return for this pick, so it’s only right for his team to pay him back by filling that hole here.

GRADE: A