Justin Jefferson‘s milestone moment shouldn’t be lost in the Minnesota Vikings’ dismal outing Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.
A 15-yard catch late in the second quarter put Jefferson over the 8,000-yard receiving mark for his career, making him the youngest player in NFL history to breach the benchmark.
Jefferson (26 years, 129 days) bested Randy Moss’s previous record by 168 days. He’s just the third player to go for 8,000-plus yards in his first six seasons (Moss, Torry Holt).
That Jefferson snagged the record on a wide-open in-breaking route against zone coverage was apropos, as it’s the type of play he’s feasted on during his career.