From the moment Justin Jefferson entered the NFL after the Minnesota Vikings made him the 22nd overall selection in the 2020 draft, he's made a ridiculous amount of history. And today at Soldier Field against the rival Chicago Bears, the LSU alum is set to make a little more.
Coming off the worst statistical season of his career in 2025, which most receivers would actually consider a solid year, as he tallied 84 grabs for 1,048 yards with two touchdowns, Jefferson started this 2026 campaign with a fantastic Week 1 effort in the Vikings' comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers, catching eight passes for 92 yards and two scores.
With that eighth reception, the four-time Pro Bowler upped his career mark to 587, tying him with the great Randy Moss for the second-most in Minnesota history. With his first reception in the Windy City, Jefferson will move into solo second and will next attempt to track down Cris Carter, which will certainly take a few more years, as the Hall of Famer recorded 1,004 regular-season receptions during his dozen-year run with the Vikings from 1990 to 2001.
Barring some bizarre event, Jefferson will obviously get at least one catch on Sunday. On a side note, he's played well against the Bears over the years, catching 59 passes for 790 yards with four touchdowns in 10 games.
Back to the overall angle, what makes Jefferson's total even more impressive is that he hit 587 in just 95 games, while Moss needed 113 to hit that number. That said, Moss still leads Jefferson in yardage, but No. 18 is second on that list.
Justin Jefferson now needs just 745 yards to pass Randy Moss on the Minnesota Vikings' all-time receiving yards list
With his 587 catches, Jefferson has amassed 8,572 yards, while Moss's 587 grabs wearing the Purple & Gold went for 9,316 yards.
Simple math tells us that Jefferson now needs just 745 yards to overtake Moss for the solo second spot on the Vikings' all-time receiving yards list. Naturally, Carter sits in the top spot on that list with 1,004 catches for 12,383 yards.
If Jefferson hits the 92-yard mark he reached against Green Bay, which is just below the 90.2-yard average he has for his entire career, he'll surpass Moss in Week 11 when Minnesota matches up with the San Francisco 49ers in prime time on Sunday Night Football in Mexico City.
And let's certainly not forget that Jefferson is also primed to set the NFL record for the most receiving yards through seven seasons, which is currently held by Torry Holt, who tallied 9,487 yards in his first seven seasons with the then-St. Louis Rams.
Jefferson, who already owns the records for the most receiving yards through two seasons (3,016), three seasons (4,825), four seasons (5,899), five seasons (7,432), and six seasons (8,480), now needs just 916 more yards this year to add the seven-season record to his already ridiculous resume.
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