Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson, American football player

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Born: June 16, 1999
Age in 2026: 27
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1999

About Justin Jefferson

Justin Jamal Jefferson is an American professional football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior before being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Jefferson has been named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team in four of his first five seasons and has amassed the most receiving yards through a player's first five seasons in NFL history. After appearing in two games and not recording a catch in his first year at LSU in 2017, Jefferson was their leading receiver in 2018 with 54 catches for 875 yards and six touchdowns. In 2022, at 23 years old, he became the youngest player to lead the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809), earning Offensive Player of the Year honors.

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Justin Jefferson timeline

2017After appearing in two games and not recording a catch in his first year at LSU in 2017, Jefferson was their leading receiver in 2018 with 54 catches for 875 yards and six touchdowns.
2020He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior before being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
2022In 2022, at 23 years old, he became the youngest player to lead the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809), earning Offensive Player of the Year honors.

The world when Justin Jefferson was born

Justin Jefferson was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

#1 song"Believe" – Cher
Top movieAmerican Beauty
Top TV showER
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
Defining fadY2K panic
Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Justin Jefferson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1999	2026
Gas	$1.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$133,300	$435,000
Average income	$50,641	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.08	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.33	$0.73
Population	272.7M	341 million

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