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ESPN Makes GOAT Argument for Current Viking

Related Topics: Bill Barnwell, ESPN, Kirk Cousins

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the NFL’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year, and if he continues his barnstorming pace, he might just become the GOAT of WRs.

Of course, that’s the ‘greatest of all-time’ acronym, and ESPN’s Bill Barnwell floated the idea this week.

ESPN Makes GOAT Argument for Current Viking

Jefferson, 23, was drafted by the Vikings in 2020 and has mauled the league since. He leads the league in receiving yards since turning pro, owns every through-first-three-seasons and through-xxx-games receiving yards stat imaginable, and already took down Randy Moss and Cris Carter for most single-season receiving yards and single-season receptions in Vikings history, respectively.