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Justin Jefferson
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Is Justin Jefferson starting?
Justin Jefferson is the starting WR1 for the Minnesota Vikings.
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The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Justin Jefferson is listed as the starter at WR1 going into that game.
At WR1 for the Minnesota Vikings, Tai Felton is next in line behind him.
Justin Jefferson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27); W 9-3 at CHI (Sep 20).
Justin Jefferson wears No. 18, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 195 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of LSU.
Is Justin Jefferson playing this week?
Justin Jefferson is expected to start at WR1 for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
MIN WR1 Depth
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- FB
- WR1Justin JeffersonThis player
- WR2Jordan Addison
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- WR3
- TET.J. Hockenson
Questionable (last listed Oct 11, not confirmed, ESPN)
- LTChristian Darrisaw
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 4 | 19 | 24 | 258 | 3 | 1 | -11 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIN | 17 | 84 | 141 | 1048 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIN | 17 | 103 | 154 | 1533 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIN | 10 | 68 | 100 | 1074 | 5 | 1 | -12 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 128 | 184 | 1809 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| 2021 | MIN | 17 | 108 | 167 | 1616 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 16 | 88 | 125 | 1400 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 98 | 598 | 895 | 8738 | 45 | 16 | 27 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#28 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 263 | 72 | 11 | 21.19 | 0.98 | 18.6% | 28.2% | 0.48 | 0 | -1.72 |
| 2025 | 1438 | 451 | 47 | -13.83 | 0.73 | 30.1% | 38.3% | 0.72 | 0 | -0.06 |
| 2024 | 1682 | 487 | 62 | 64.19 | 0.91 | 29.8% | 36.4% | 0.70 | 0 | -0.22 |
| 2023 | 1258 | 260 | 51 | 42.82 | 0.85 | 16.5% | 25.5% | 0.43 | 0 | -1.97 |
| 2022 | 1867 | 613 | 80 | 75.37 | 0.97 | 28.7% | 37.2% | 0.69 | 2 | 2.28 |
| 2021 | 2063 | 490 | 75 | 77.73 | 0.78 | 28.9% | 42.6% | 0.73 | 1 | -2.24 |
| 2020 | 1430 | 453 | 58 | 66.18 | 0.98 | 25.8% | 34.9% | 0.63 | 0 | -0.56 |
| Career | 10001 | 2826 | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 1 game
Road · 3 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ NOYDS 79
- REC
- 6
- TGT
- 7
- YDS
- 79
- TD
- 1
- CAR
- 1
- YDS
- -11
- TD
- 0
Final W 23-13
Sep 27W@ TBYDS 32
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 32
- TD
- 0
- CAR
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final W 23-16
Sep 20W@ CHIYDS 55
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 6
- YDS
- 55
- TD
- 0
- CAR
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final W 9-3
Sep 13Wvs GBYDS 92
- REC
- 8
- TGT
- 9
- YDS
- 92
- TD
- 2
- CAR
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final W 39-22
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ NO | 6 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | W@ TB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ CHI | 3 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs GB | 8 | 9 | 92 | 2 | 0 |
Justin Jefferson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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