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Jefferson moves up Vikings' receiving leaderboard, re-joins Madden 99 Club

He's now fifth in franchise history in receiving yards, passing Jake Reed.
Will Ragatz|
Oct 20, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) warms up before the game against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Oct 20, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) warms up before the game against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

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With his first reception in Thursday night's game against the Rams, Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson moved into the top five in franchise history in receiving yards, surpassing Jake Reed.

Only Cris Carter, Randy Moss, Anthony Carter, and Adam Thielen have more yards than Jefferson, who is still just 25 years old and playing in his 67th career game. He'll pass Thielen in a couple games and will likely pass Anthony Carter early next season.

At some point in November, Jefferson will break Torry Holt's record for the most receiving yards in a player's first five seasons in NFL history — despite missing seven full games last season and parts of two others. All he's done since being drafted 22nd overall in 2020 is rack up yards and break records.

Jefferson also got some fun news prior to the start of Thursday's game at SoFi Stadium: He's back in the Madden 99 Club. Jefferson was a 99 last year, dropped to a 98 this year, but is now back in the exclusive club of the best players in the NFL video game.

Chad Ochocinco presented the honor to Jefferson, who is the youngest two-time member of the 99 Club ever. He's also the only Vikings player to ever be a 99 twice.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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