Justin Jefferson Health, Injury Updates & History

Sustained a hamstring injury in training camp at the end of July, but it's not on the same side as t...

Sustained a hamstring injury in training camp at the end of July. Good news for this injury is it’s not the same side of a past injury that saw him miss the end of the 2023. It’s also fortunate that it occurred very early in training camp and appears to be of the mild variety. Being a veteran receiver for the Vikings, he’s in a position where he can afford to miss reps in preseason as he’s already a season veteran with the team. The biggest risk for him from a season-long and/or fantasy perspective is that this is a soft tissue injury that can be aggravated later in the season.

Suffered a jammed finger in the Week 3 game against the Texans. Stayed in the game, and postgame X-rays were negative.

Is not listed on the Viking's injury report ahead of Week 3 with the quad contusion he sustained last week, we did anticipate a significant injury for Jefferson at the time so this should have minimal impact on him

Leg whipped by Fred Warner, hope for no significant injury for right quad contusion, will monitor status going forward

Justin Jefferson suffered a hamstring injury in the 4th quarter of the Week 5 matchup against Kansas City, placing him on IR. He missed Weeks 6-12. Upon his return, he took a big hit to the ribs during Week 14 but missed no games afterward. Despite these injuries, Jefferson was still a top 20 receiver in receiving yards, accumulating 1,074 yards.

Will play Saturday against Bengals despite missing majority of last game with an internal chest injury - can opt for pain-numbing injection to play through effectively

Traveled home with team despite getting checked at hospital for a chest injury - team not ruling him out for Saturday against the Bengals - our panel of docs share that optimism - could opt for pain-numbing injection to play through effectively

Ruled out for the game - by video, likely dealing with injured ribs after taking a big hit to the back in the 2nd quarter - hopefully no associated kidney injury - taken to hospital out of precaution - hamstring injury from early October is no longer an issue

Ruled out for the game - by video, likely dealing with injured ribs after taking a big hit to the back in the 2nd quarter - hopefully no associated kidney injury - checked in medical tent and went to locker room - hamstring injury from early October is no longer an issue