WR#18
Justin Jefferson
gsis_id 00-0036322
MIN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.76 yd
- Cushion
- 5.44 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.75
- Avg YAC
- 3.18
- Share of intended air yards
- 39.8%
- Catch rate
- 67.9%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 10.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 115.7
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 335 | 4 | 21.8 | 0.274 | 0.65 | -11 | 86.4 |
| 2025 | 17 | 141 | 84 | 1048 | 2 | -13.8 | 0.307 | 0.74 | 7 | 201.5 |
| 2024 | 18 | 162 | 108 | 1591 | 10 | 60.6 | 0.295 | 0.70 | 3 | 328.3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 100 | 68 | 1074 | 5 | 42.8 | 0.281 | 0.70 | -12 | 202.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 193 | 135 | 1856 | 8 | 76.0 | 0.280 | 0.68 | 24 | 380.3 |
| 2021 | 17 | 167 | 108 | 1616 | 10 | 77.7 | 0.294 | 0.74 | 14 | 330.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- College
- LSU (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2020 · Rd 1 · Pk 22 · MIN
- Rookie season
- 2020
- Experience
- 7 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 7 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · MIN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
94 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Carnell TateWR · TEN · distance 0.67
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 5.51
- YAC over expected
- -0.02
- Share of air yards
- 37.2
- Catch rate
- 66.7
George PickensWR · DAL · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 2.40
- Cushion
- 5.63
- YAC over expected
- 0.26
- Share of air yards
- 30.9
- Catch rate
- 62.9
Devaughn VeleWR · NO · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 2.34
- Cushion
- 5.41
- YAC over expected
- -0.10
- Share of air yards
- 25.2
- Catch rate
- 68.8
Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR · distance 0.76
- Separation
- 2.77
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- -0.35
- Share of air yards
- 32.9
- Catch rate
- 64.6
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- 0.92
- Share of air yards
- 25.7
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Justin Jefferson baseline
- Separation
- 2.72
- Cushion
- 5.49
- YAC over expected
- 0.84
- Share of air yards
- 28.9
- Catch rate
- 70.0