Player Career

Justin Jefferson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    LSU

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonLSU00
2018 PostseasonLSU87483.625.2874
2018 Regular SeasonLSU87483.625.20
2019 PostseasonLSU1,54081.126.2666
2019 Regular SeasonLSU1,54081.126.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arkansas

Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117

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

85.1

#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