Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2019LSU
Justin Jefferson
WR • 6'3" • 192 lbs • Saint Rose, LA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Justin Jefferson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Justin Jefferson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 2, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Justin Jefferson's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 22
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Justin Jefferson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU. Justin Jefferson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,414
- Receptions
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 24
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Justin Jefferson LSU Highlights
2019 · LSU · Player Highlight
Justin Jefferson college highlights at LSU.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Justin Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,414
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Destrehan · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Destrehan · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 22 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 1,540 receiving yards · WR 3rd (top 1%) · SEC 2nd (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 74.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 50 | 787 | 4 | 74.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 15 | 23 | 333 | 4 | 85.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 15 | 88 | 1,207 | 14 | 85.1 |
Related Context
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Justin Jefferson played WR for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Justin Jefferson recorded 30 rushing yards, 2,414 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
LSU paired 1,540 primary output with 81.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · LSU
Games
15
Receiving Yards / G
102.7
Efficiency
81.1
Usage
26.2
Consistency
71.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 106. Oklahoma: 227. Georgia Southern: 87. Texas: 163. Northwestern State: 124. Vanderbilt: 18. Utah State: 155. Florida: 123. Mississippi State: 89. Auburn: 60. Alabama: 79. Ole Miss: 112. Arkansas: 27. Texas A&M: 55. Georgia: 115
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 9 by 78.5. Oklahoma: 14 by 100. Georgia Southern: 5 by 100. Texas: 9 by 100. Northwestern State: 5 by 100. Vanderbilt: 2 by 60. Utah State: 9 by 100. Florida: 10 by 82. Mississippi State: 8 by 74.2. Auburn: 7 by 57.1. Alabama: 7 by 75.2. Ole Miss: 9 by 83. Arkansas: 4 by 45. Texas A&M: 6 by 61.1. Georgia: 7 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half125.4 · Games = 8 · +48.7 vs Second Half
Second Half76.7 · Games = 7 · -48.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/14 | vs Clemson100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-25 | — | 9 | 106 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 12/28 | vs Oklahoma100 receiving yards · High volume | W 63-28 | — | 14 | 227 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 4 | 42 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Georgia100 receiving yards | W 37-10 | — | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 1 | 71 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Texas A&M | W 50-7 | — | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 1 | 15 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Arkansas | W 56-20 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 1 | 10 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Ole Miss100 receiving yards · High volume | W 58-37 | — | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 2 | 48 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Alabama | W 46-41 | — | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Auburn | W 23-20 | — | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Mississippi StateHigh volume | W 36-13 | — | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 1 | 19 |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Florida100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-28 | — | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Utah State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-6 | — | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 2 | 39 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Vanderbilt | W 66-38 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Northwestern State100 receiving yards | W 65-14 | — | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Texas100 receiving yards · High volume | W 45-38 | — | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 3 | 61 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Georgia Southern | W 55-3 | — | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 1 | 44 |
Player Story
Justin Jefferson story
Justin Jefferson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 2, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Justin Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 165 catches, 2,414 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 30 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 30 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Jefferson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 874 | 83.6 | 25.2 | 874 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 874 | 83.6 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 1,540 | 81.1 | 26.2 | 666 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 1,540 | 81.1 | 26.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
117 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 63-28 · Postseason
227
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
227 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 7 · W 36-16 · Conference game
108
Receiving Yards
97.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Auburn
Week 3 · W 22-21 · Conference game
97
Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ole Miss
Week 5 · W 45-16 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
92.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · LSU
1,540 primary output · 81.1 efficiency · 26.2 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · LSU
85.1
1,540 primary · 81.1 efficiency · 26.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · LSU
74.1
874 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 25.2 usage
Milestones
10
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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