Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) Injury Status, History and Game Log

Injury status

Out Leg

Jefferson (ankle) has been already been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, but the Vikings are hopeful that the superstar wide receiver will return for Week 5 against the Saints, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

Reported 19h ago via ESPN, still on the injury report.

Recent games

MIN @ TBFinal 23-16, Sep 27, 2026

receiving: REC 2, YDS 32, AVG 16.0, TD 0, LONG 22, TGTS 2

MIN @ CHIFinal 9-3, Sep 20, 2026

receiving: REC 3, YDS 55, AVG 18.3, TD 0, LONG 30, TGTS 6

GB @ MINFinal 22-39, Sep 13, 2026

receiving: REC 8, YDS 92, AVG 11.5, TD 2, LONG 39, TGTS 9

Box score lines from ESPN.

Injury history

Oct 3, 2026Out Leg
Jefferson (ankle) has been already been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, but the Vikings are hopeful that the superstar wide receiver will return for Week 5 against the Saints, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
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Oct 2, 2026Out Leg
Jefferson (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Dolphins.
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Oct 2, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson (ankle) remained absent from Friday's practice, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
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Oct 1, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson (ankle) officially didn't participate in Thursday's practice.
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Oct 1, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson (ankle) didn't participate in the portion of practice open to reporters Thursday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
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Sep 30, 2026Questionable Leg
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said that Jefferson (ankle) won't practice Wednesday and is viewed as day-to-day.
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Sep 28, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson was diagnosed Monday with a sprained left ankle following an MRI, and the Vikings are hopeful that he'll be able to play Sunday versus the Dolphins, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Sep 27, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson (ankle) "got close a couple times" to returning to Sunday's 23-16 win over the Buccaneers, head coach Kevin O'Connell said after the game, Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Sep 27, 2026Out Leg
Jefferson has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game in Tampa Bay due to an ankle injury.
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Sep 27, 2026Out Leg
out
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Sep 27, 2026Questionable Leg
Jefferson is questionable to return to Sunday's game at Tampa Bay due to an ankle injury.
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Sep 20, 2026Active
Jefferson caught three of six targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Bears.
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Sep 13, 2026Active
Jefferson caught eight of nine targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 39-22 win over the Packers. He also caught a successful two-point conversion.
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Sep 13, 2026Active
Jefferson caught eight of nine targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 39-22 win over the Packers.
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Sep 2, 2026Active
Jefferson connected on a couple highlight-reel grabs from quarterback Kyler Murray during the Vikings' final training camp practice Aug. 26, Andrew Krammer of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Aug 12, 2026Active
Jefferson and newly named starting quarterback Kyler Murray have been starting to click at practice, Will Ragatz of Bring Me The Sports reports.
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Jun 23, 2026Active
As the 2026 season approaches, Jefferson's status as the Vikings' top pass catcher is secure, but it remains to be seen who will be throwing him the ball come Week 1.
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