Justin Jefferson wins NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award during the 2023 NFL Honors.
Jefferson went off in Year 3 with the Vikings, helping the team make the playoffs. However, the former LSU star could only do so much as the Vikings fell to the New York Giants in the NFC Wild Card game.
Jefferson was also First-Team All-Pro this season and is a three-time Pro Bowler.
“First and foremost I gotta thank the man upstairs,” Jefferson said. “Without him, none of this would be possible. The amount of blessings he has given me my whole career has been amazing. Secondly, I gotta thank my parents John and Elaine Jefferson, y’all have made me into the man I am today.
“I appreciate y’all so much. My brothers, Jordan and Rickey, y’all made me into who I am. You were so hard on me … you’re the reason I’m tough. I appreciate yall.”
Jefferson set career highs in 2022 with the Vikings. He caught 128 passes for 1,809 yards, eight touchdowns, 14.1 yards per catch and one rushing touchdown.
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In his three-year career, Jefferson has 324 catches, 4,825 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14.9 yards per catch.
Jefferson was a first round pick in 2020 out of LSU. He finished his college career with 165 catches, 2,415 yards, 24 touchdowns and 14.6 yards per catch.
As a member of the Class of 2017, Jefferson was a three-star prospect out of Destrehan (La.) High, according to the On3 Consensus. He was the No. 1,833 overall prospect in the class.