Vikings’ Justin Jefferson can do something not even Jerry Rice did

Justin Jefferson entered the NFL in 2020 and has been one of the best receivers in the league since.  As a rookie, Jefferson collected 1,400 receiving yards, which is the third-most by a rookie in NFL history. In fact, since 2020, no receiver in the league has accumulated more yards than Jefferson. In 2023, Jefferson […]

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Justin Jefferson entered the NFL in 2020 and has been one of the best receivers in the league since. 

As a rookie, Jefferson collected 1,400 receiving yards, which is the third-most by a rookie in NFL history. In fact, since 2020, no receiver in the league has accumulated more yards than Jefferson.

In 2023, Jefferson will have the chance to do something that not even Jerry Rice could ever do. 

Friday on NFL Total Access, the panelists were predicting which records could be broken in 2023. 

PFF's Brad Spielberger joined the panel and picked a record involving Justin Jefferson. 

"It's pretty crazy that it will be just his fourth NFL season, but there has never been a wide receiver in the history of the NFL with three seasons of at least 1,600 receiving yards," explained Spielberger. "Jefferson already has two. He's going to break that record and have his third-straight 1600-yard season in 2023." 

Jerry Rice, widely considered the GOAT wide receiver, only exceeded 1,600 yards once in his 20-year career. Viking greats Randy Moss and Cris Carter combined only exceeded the mark once (Moss in 2003). 

Jefferson finished with 1,616 yards in 2021 and 1,809 yards in 2022. With Adam Thielen now in Carolina, there should be plenty of targets for Jefferson. The Vikings did draft rookie Jordan Addison, but typically receivers take a while to acclimated to the NFL. Well, receivers other than Jefferson at least.