(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson
During the 2020 season, few wide receivers played better than Minnesota Vikings rookie Justin Jefferson. In his first year with the Vikings, Jefferson broke multiple franchise and league records despite being the fifth receiver taken in the 2020 NFL Draft.
It’s completely fair to say that Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins played an important part in the success that Jefferson experienced as a rookie.
If the Vikings had a quarterback starting under center with less talent than Cousins, there’s a good chance that those records that were broken by the young receiver would have remained intact.