Justin Jefferson Injury History
October 14, 2026
active
Jefferson (ankle) brought in six of seven targets for 79 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for minus-11 yards in the Vikings' 23-13 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also committed a fumble that remained with Minnesota.
October 11, 2026
active
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) will go through a pregame workout before the Vikings make a decision on his availability for Sunday's contest at New Orleans, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
October 11, 2026
active
Jefferson (ankle) is listed as active Sunday at New Orleans.
October 11, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) and Jordan Addison (hamstring) were at practice Friday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
October 10, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans.
October 9, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) was limited at practice Thursday.
October 8, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) said Wednesday that he's aiming to play Sunday at New Orleans, Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports.
October 7, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Coach Kevin O'Connell said Jefferson (ankle) "is doing well" and will be a limited practice participant Wednesday.
October 7, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
questionable
October 6, 2026
out
• Ankle
Sprain
out
October 5, 2026
out
• Ankle
Sprain
inactive
October 4, 2026
out
• Ankle
Sprain
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.
October 3, 2026
out
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Dolphins.
October 2, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) remained absent from Friday's practice, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
October 2, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) officially didn't participate in Thursday's practice.
October 1, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Jefferson (ankle) didn't participate in the portion of practice open to reporters Thursday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
October 1, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said that Jefferson (ankle) won't practice Wednesday and is viewed as day-to-day.
September 30, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
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.
September 28, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Sprain
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.
September 28, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Not Specified
Jefferson has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game in Tampa Bay due to an ankle injury.
September 27, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
Not Specified
Jefferson is questionable to return to Sunday's game at Tampa Bay due to an ankle injury.
September 27, 2026
questionable
• Ankle
questionable
September 27, 2026
active
Jefferson caught three of six targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Bears.
September 20, 2026
active
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.
September 13, 2026
active
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.
September 1, 2026
active
Jefferson and newly named starting quarterback Kyler Murray have been starting to click at practice, Will Ragatz of Bring Me The Sports reports.
