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Justin Jefferson not winning Rookie of the Year would be a travesty

(Photo by Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports) Justin Jefferson

The Minnesota Vikings receiver has lit the league on fire during his first season in the NFL.

Expectations were not very high for Justin Jefferson after the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Vikings obviously wanted Jefferson to play a part in their offense this season, but no one could have predicted the type of impact that he actually ended up making.

With his performance on Sunday during Minnesota’s win over the Detroit Lions, Jefferson ended his first year in the NFL with the league’s all-time record for receiving yards in a single season by a rookie during the Super Bowl era.