Former LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson caught a total of five passes for 70 yards in his first two career NFL games.
Since that time, Jefferson has caught 14 passes for 201 yards in the past three weeks.
In Week 6, Jefferson’s Minnesota Vikings hosted the winless Atlanta Falcons. With Atlanta having one of the worst defenses in the NFL, Jefferson was poised for another big day.
He delivered.
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The No. 22 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Jefferson caught nine passes for 166 yards and scored two touchdowns in Minnesota’s 40-23 loss to Atlanta.
On his first touchdown catch, Jefferson showed tremendous individual effort in getting the ball across the goal line to get the Vikings on the board.
Justin Jefferson is special
pic.twitter.com/NXuDvDQitl— PFF (@PFF) October 18, 2020
Jefferson has now gone over 100 yards in three of his first six NFL games, putting him in exclusive company.
Justin Jefferson has just made HISTORY!
Players with 3 or more 100-yd rec games in their first 6 career games:
JUSTIN JEFFERSON
Amari Cooper
Julio Jones
Byron Williams pic.twitter.com/QBMEgilYSp— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) October 18, 2020
Since 2018, Jefferson has the top two performances in receiving yards by a rookie, impressive considering some of the wide receivers chosen in the last three years.
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Most receiving yards in a game by a rookie since 2018:
Justin Jefferson (Wk 3) – 175
Justin Jefferson (Wk 6) – 166 pic.twitter.com/GS3inCFL24— PFF (@PFF) October 18, 2020
Jefferson and the Vikings are set to play the Green Bay Packers next in Week 7.
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