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Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic, who compiled the team, wrote about Jefferson:

He finished second with 1,616 receiving yards. Jefferson averaged 15.0 YPR and had 10 touchdowns. He averaged 2.59 yards per route run, which ranked fourth. Jefferson flat-out took over games this season. The Vikings offense was mostly mediocre, and without Jefferson, it would have gotten really ugly.

Jefferson finished the 2021 season with 108 receptions for 1,616 yards and 10 scores, setting or tying multiple records along the way.

He is the only player in league history with at least 3,000 receiving yards in his first two seasons, and is tied with Michael Thomas for the most receptions (196) in a players’ first two seasons in the NFL.

Jefferson’s 1,616 receiving yards fell just short of Randy Moss’ single-season record of 1,632 yards that was set back in 2003.

The 22-year-old said after Sunday’s season finale that he isn’t content with the success he’s had since he was selected 22nd overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

“I mean, this is only my second year. There’s so many things that I have to learn, have to experience, so this is only the start for me,” Jefferson said. “I’m only just reaching the top. A lot of these other guys, six years in, seven years in, and being at the top of the league, and it’s my second.

“I got so many more things to overcome, so many more things to learn, achieve, and I’m just here to start,” added Jefferson, who was an Associated Press Second-Team selection in 2020.