Yahoo Fantasy Football - Josh & Hayden on Justin Jefferson

Video7 Wide Receivers You Are Drafting with Insane ConfidenceCaptured July 19, 2026

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He commanded 30% of his team targets last year, wide receiver 4, 39% of the team's air yards. That's wide receiver 5. And yet that equal to wide receiver 37 season because of environment.

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Justin Jefferson commanded 30% of his team's targets (WR4) and 39% of air yards (WR5) last season, demonstrating his elite role in the offense despite the poor quarterback play that resulted in his WR37 finish.

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Jefferson will remain the primary receiver for the Vikings, with Addison operating as the second option.

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Jefferson is efficiency benchmark; Rice exceeds his YPRR.

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