LSU football wide receiver Justin Jefferson (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
Former LSU football wide receiver Justin Jefferson was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
The 2020 NFL Draft was loaded with talent, which is why LSU’s football’s Justin Jefferson fell all the way to the No. 22 overall pick.
Jefferson was the fifth wide receiver selected in the draft, despite putting up monster numbers for the Tigers in 2019 (111 receptions, 1540 yards and 18 touchdowns).
The main reason Jefferson was the fifth wide receiver picked was because of the perception that he can’t get off the line against press coverage (even though he ran a 4.