WR · Minnesota Vikings
Justin Jefferson fantasy stats and usage
- Team
- MINWR
- Age
- 27
- Bye
- Week 6
- Status
- QQuestionable
- Week 5 report: Questionable For Week 5 At New Orleans · Ankle
- Depth chart: WR1 (nflverse)
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What changed
Target share 39% → 20%; snap share 92% → 56% over the last 2 weeks.
Weeks 2 and 3 vs weeks 1.
Next: Week 5 @ NO, Sun 1:00 PM ET; Vikings implied for 22 points
Usage by week
Snap share
12%▼842026 avg 68% · 2025 94%
Target share
8%▼272026 avg 26% · 2025 31%
Carry share
0%2026 avg 0% · 2025 0%
Air-yards share
7%▼452026 avg 37% · 2025 40%
2026 season2025 season
Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.
Carries / team rush attempts.
2026: 17 targets, 0 carries, 3 red-zone opportunities and 0 goal-line carries in 3 games.
Projection
Week 5 vs NO · Edgehalla model (nfl-1.1.0)
12.7 PPR pts
80% range 4–23 · plays ~43% (points assume he plays)
- Targets
- 7
- Rec
- 5
- Rec yds
- 60
- Carries
- 0
- Rush yds
- 1
- Scrimmage TD
- 0.4
Latest news
No recent headlines tagged to Justin Jefferson.
Depth chart: WR1 per nflverse (Oct 6, 10:08 AM ET) · LWR1 per Fantasy Nerds (Oct 6, 11:18 AM ET) · full Vikings depth chart
Game log
Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.
- Games
- 3
- Total (PPR)
- 44.9
- Per game
- 15.0
| Opp | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs GB | 92% | 9 | 8 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2 | @ CHI | 100% | 6 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 3 | @ TB | 12% | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
Splits
Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to WRs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule). Early in the season these groups rest on a handful of games each.
2026: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 31.2 | +16.2 |
| Away | 2 | 6.8 | -8.1 |
2026: by opponent defense vs WR
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 2 | 6.8 | -8.1 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 1 | 31.2 | +16.2 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 0 | – | – |
2025: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 10.5 | -1.4 |
| Away | 9 | 13.1 | +1.2 |
2025: by opponent defense vs WR
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 4 | 11.8 | -0.1 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 5 | 13.4 | +1.6 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 8 | 10.9 | -1.0 |
How this works
Snap share is the share of the Vikings’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.
The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).
Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)Updated through Week 3 2026
Frequently asked questions
How many fantasy points does Justin Jefferson score per game in 2026?
Justin Jefferson averages 15.0 PPR points per game over 3 games in 2026 (12.8 in half-PPR, 10.6 in standard scoring).
What is Justin Jefferson’s snap share and role?
Justin Jefferson has played 68% of the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive snaps on average in 2026, with a 26% target share. He has 3 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.
When is Justin Jefferson’s bye week?
The Minnesota Vikings have their bye in Week 6, so Justin Jefferson won’t play that week.