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LSU football’s offense hurt Justin Jefferson as much as it helped him

The Minnesota Vikings got one of the biggest steals of the 2020 NFL Draft by selecting LSU football’s Justin Jefferson.

Jefferson, 6-foot-1/202 lbs, was one of the most productive players in the draft.

In 2019, Jefferson caught 111 passes for 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Despite that incredible level of production (in the SEC West nonetheless), Jefferson was the fifth wide receiver selected in the draft (behind Henry Ruggs, Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Reagor).

Of course, by now everyone knows why Jefferson wasn’t selected higher. There were a lot of questions concerning Jefferson’s ability to play on the outside as a vertical threat in the NFL (even though he recorded a 4.