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Jefferson makes history as 5th WR ever to amass 1,000 yards in first 12 games

Jefferson makes HISTORY as 5th WR to eclipse 1k yards in first 12 games

It’s becoming more and more difficult to quantify just how good Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson is. Despite being a misused afterthought the first two weeks of the 2020 season, Jefferson has been nigh uncoverable in the weeks since, putting up numbers that rookie wide receivers just don’t produce.

Case in point?

With over three minutes left in the third quarter Sunday Jefferson joined rarified air as just the fifth wide receiver in NFL history to eclipse 1,000 yards in their first 12 games in the league.