The Vikings have agreed to terms with first-round pick Justin Jefferson, as Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. His four-year deal is worth $12.122MM in total, including a $7.1MM signing bonus. Beyond that, the Vikings will hold a fifth-year option on the wide receiver.
The Vikings selected the LSU standout with the No. 22 overall pick – the choice they received in the Stefon Diggs trade with the Bills. Jefferson might not be ready to produce like Diggs right off the bat, but he could develop into a top-end receiver before long.
Heading into the draft, most had Jefferson ranked as the fourth-best wide receiver in this year’s class, behind Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb and Alabama standouts Henry Ruggs and Jerry Jeudy.When the Eagles went for TCU’s Jalen Reagor at No. 21 overall, the Vikings pounced on the chance to nab Jefferson.
Last year, Jefferson led the nation with 111 catches and registered 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns. With size, speed, good hands, and solid route-running ability, scouts say the sky is the limit.
Even with Jefferson signed, the Vikings still have some more paperwork to get through before they wrap their entire 15-man draft class.
Raiders and Eagles made mistakes passing on Jeudy/Lamb and Jefferson respectively.
They took some big risks hoping they a. stay healthy and b. produce like a #1.
Howie Roseman should let someone else handle WRs because he has proven to be unable to manage that position. Jon Gruden and over drafting is a love story too.
Oakland will forever regret drafting Ferrell over Josh Allen. I’m pretty sure his reasoning was that Allen hired the same agent as Khalil Mack. If so, why didn’t they just trade down??
So, do the pundits think that JEFFERSON took the Vikings to the…….
CLEANERS ??
That being said…he’s movin on up to the North side!!