Justin Jefferson makes Vikings’ history on Thursday Night

The young phenom continues to rack up yardage for the Vikings.

Justin Jefferson continues to soar to new heights as a Viking receiver. Jefferson, who had three catches on the opening drive against the Rams, moved into the top five in Vikings’ history for career receiving yards after he caught his first pass of the game.

Jefferson surpassed Jake Reed, who had 6,433 receiving yards during his time in Minnesota. Jefferson still has to get past Adam Thielen, Anthony Carter, Randy Moss, and Cris Carter to get to the top of the mountain of Viking greatness. Carter has 12,383 career yards with Minnesota.

The former 2020 first-round pick is into his fifth season with Minnesota. Barring any injuries, Jefferson has more than a shot to get to where Carter is at with how dynamic he is and the way Minnesota throws the football with Kevin O’Connell.