Draft Profile: LSU WR Justin Jefferson
15 January 2020 DRAFT
Justin Jefferson 2020 NFL Draft Profile
Measureables: 6’3″ 200 LBs
National Champion Justin Jefferson has been a personal favorite of mine for awhile. It helps that I am an LSU fan so it gave me an advantage but after the game against Oklahoma, the entire world was put on notice. With a blood of two other brothers who played at LSU, Jefferson was only a 2-star recruit but he is leaving LSU as the most accomplished and as a national champion. Jefferson is a fun loving player who is as reliable as they come. He is always open and ready to make the simple and the remarkable plays. He is a perfect size to play inside or outside. His family and past LSU receivers (Odell, Landry, Chark) will always be on him to keep progressing and striving for greatness. His 111-1,540-18 2019 statline is incredible, especially given their level of competition. He would do great things in Philly!
Career Stats via, ESPN
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 1,540 | 13.9 | 18 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | 875 | 16.2 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Best Film:
Top Competition:
2019 vs Clemson 9-106
2019 vs Oklahoma 14-227-4
2019 vs Georgia 7-115-1
2019 v Texas 9-163-3
2019 v Florida 10-123-1.
Highlights:
Strengths
- Great size and catch radius;
- great hands and always reliable;
- slot and outside versatility;
- hip fluidity and quick change of direction skills are off the charts;
- more than willing blocker;
- elusiveness and ball carrier awareness are incredible;
- a quick decision-maker and will make the QB right by always finding a soft spot in coverage and come back for the ball;
- nose for the endzone;
- heart of a champion and strong base of family and group behind him.
Weaknesses
- Only two years of production but was very productive in both years;
- needs to but easily can fill out his frame;
- improve body positioning and leverage;
- find ways to create more separtion.
NFL Comparison: Tyler Boyd, Robert Woods, Emmanuel Sanders
Projection: Late 1st to mid 2nd round
Here’s a guy I’ve been lobbying for since day 1. LSU’s Justin Jefferson is an absolute stud. More importantly, he’s a great kid who just wants to make a play for his teammates. We all saw him torch Oklahoma in the playoff but he’s been snapping all year. 102-1,434-18 pic.twitter.com/imGXoFuPmi
— Chris Mallee (@mallee_chris_24) January 7, 2020