For six seasons now, Justin Jefferson has easily been one of the top wide receivers in the entire NFL (arguably the best) and has set an absurd amount of records along the way, both for the Minnesota Vikings and as it pertains to the overall 100-plus-year history of the league.
And barring some sort of serious injury, the LSU alum is primed to make more history during the upcoming 2026 campaign.
We've already delved into one specific piece of Vikings history that Jefferson is chasing, as he only needs 837 receiving yards to surpass Randy Moss for second on Minnesota's all-time list. Cris Carter sits atop that particular leaderboard, of course, and it'll take a few more years for No. 18 to threaten the Hall of Famer, but he's certainly well on his way.
Now, let's take a quick look at some other marks Jefferson will be chasing in 2026.
Justin Jefferson needs just nine catches to move into second place on the Minnesota Vikings' all-time receptions list
ln 94 regular-season games with the Vikings, Jefferson has tallied 579 receptions, thus putting him into third place on Minnesota's all-time list, which currently shakes out as follows:
- Cris Carter: 1,004
- Randy Moss: 587
- Justin Jefferson: 579
As you can clearly see, Jefferson needs just nine receptions to surpass Moss for second place. If he maintains his career average of just over six receptions per game, he'll move into that second slot in the Vikings' Week 2 matchup at Soldier Field against the rival Chicago Bears.
Justin Jefferson needs nine TDs to move into solo fifth all-time in Vikings history
In those same 94 regular-season outings, Jefferson has amassed 42 receiving touchdowns, which currently puts him in the No. 7 slot among Vikings pass-catchers all-time.
- Cris Carter: 110
- Randy Moss: 92
- Adam Thielen: 55
- Anthony Carter: 52
- Sammy White: 50
- Kyle Rudolph: 48
- Justin Jefferson: 42
If he can find the end zone nine times in 2026, he'll take over solo fifth from Sammy White, and if he can match his career high of 10, which he's hit twice (2021, 2024), he'll tie Anthony Carter for fourth.
Justin Jefferson needs just 1,008 yards to pass Torry Holt for the most through seven seasons
This is the type of record with which Jefferson is extremely familiar.
Now, from a technical standpoint, he broke the NFL record for receiving yards by a rookie in 2020 with a 1,400-yard campaign. But since AFL stats were absorbed in the 1970 merger, Bill Groman's 1,473 yards with the Houston Oilers in 1960 stood as the official mark. But both numbers have fallen anyway, as Ja'Marr Chase set a new mark in 2021 with 1,455, only to watch Puka Nacua reset the number yet again in 2023 with 1,486.
However, in the years that followed, Jefferson set the new benchmarks for the most receiving yards through two seasons (3,016), three seasons (4,825), four seasons (5,899), five seasons (7,432), and now six seasons (8,480).
Given the Vikings' QB troubles this past year, the four-time Pro Bowler came dangerously close to missing out on the six-season mark but just snuck past none other than Moss, who held the record previously at 8,375 yards.
Now, Jefferson will set his sights on the seven-season record, which currently belongs to Torry Holt, who racked up 9,487 yards in his first seven years with the then-St. Louis Rams. As such, Jefferson will need 1,008 yards in 2026, which shouldn't be a problem if he stays healthy.
Justin Jefferson needs 1,520 yards to hit 10,000
Last and certainly not least, with his 8,480 yards, Jefferson obviously needs 1,520 to reach the 10,000-yard mark, and if he can do so, which he has three times in his career already, he'll become just the 58th player in NFL history to hit the milestone.
And if he can somehow manage to amass 2,035 yards, which would set a new NFL record on its own, Jefferson would take over the No. 50 slot on the all-time receiving yards list, which currently belongs to A.J. Green (10,514).
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