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Justin Jefferson

Linebacker, Cleveland Browns · #17.

Player facts

Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Linebacker
Number: 17
Born: Mar 20, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Memphis, TN, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 223 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NYJ	L 17-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Justin Jamal Jefferson (born June 16, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior before being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.

Jefferson has been named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team in four of his first five seasons and has amassed the most receiving yards through a player's first five seasons in NFL history. In 2022, at 23 years old, he became the youngest player to lead the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809), earning Offensive Player of the Year honors.

From Wikipedia’s article on Justin Jefferson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Justin Jamal Jefferson was born on June 16, 1999, to John and Elaine Jefferson. He attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana. A low three-star prospect, ranked by 247Sports as the nation's 308th best wide receiver coming out of high school, he committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.

College career

Jefferson played at LSU for three years under head coach Ed Orgeron.

2017–2018

After appearing in two games and not recording a catch in his first year at LSU in 2017, Jefferson was their leading receiver in 2018 with 54 catches for 875 yards and six touchdowns. He scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 65-yard reception from Joe Burrow against Ole Miss on September 29, 2018. He had two games going over the 100-yard mark with 108 in a victory over Georgia and 117 in a victory over Arkansas.

2019

In the Tigers' second game of the 2019 season, Jefferson had nine receptions for 163 yards and three touchdowns in a 45–38 victory on the road against Texas. On October 12, against Florida, he had ten receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown in the 42–28 victory. In the SEC Championship, against Georgia, he had seven receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in the 37–10 victory. Jefferson and the Tigers qualified for the College Football Playoffs with an undefeated record in the 2019 season. He had a historic performance in the Peach Bowl, catching 14 passes for 227 yards and four touchdowns against the Oklahoma Sooners in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Peach Bowl. All four touchdowns came in the first half, setting a College Football Playoff game record and tying the record for any bowl game. In the National Championship against Clemson, he had nine receptions for 106 yards in the 42–25 victory. In his junior season, Jefferson co-led the country with 111 receptions. His 18 receiving touchdowns ranked second in the country—behind only teammate Ja'Marr Chase—and his 1,540 receiving yards were ranked third. He had eight games going over the 100-yard mark. He was named one of 12 semi finalists for the Biletnikoff Award. On January 15, 2020, Jefferson announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

Personal life

His brothers, Jordan and Rickey, also played college football at LSU. Their father, John, played Division II college basketball. On April 27, 2021, Jefferson was the first NFL player to have a reference in Fortnite with the dance, the Griddy.

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