Justin Jefferson Fantasy Football Week 5: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

In Week 5 (Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET), wideout Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings will meet the Cleveland Browns, who have the fourth-ranked passing defense in the NFL (152.3 yards allowed per game).

With Jefferson's next game against the Browns, should you consider him for your DFS lineup? See below for more stats and info.

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Justin Jefferson Week 5 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: October 5, 2025
• Game Time: 9:30 a.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 70.04
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

Projections provided by numberFire

Jefferson Fantasy Performance

• With 39.0 fantasy points in 2025 (9.8 per game), Jefferson is the 18th-ranked player at the WR position and 77th among all players.
• In his last three games, Jefferson has hauled in 18 balls (on 24 targets) for 282 yards and zero touchdowns, good for 28.2 fantasy points (9.4 per game).
• The peak of Jefferson's fantasy season came against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, when he put up 12.6 fantasy points with 10 receptions (on 11 targets) for 126 yards.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Justin Jefferson disappointed his fantasy managers against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, when he managed only 7.5 fantasy points (0 receptions, 0 yards). It was his worst fantasy effort of the season.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• No QBs have recorded more than 300 yards passing in a game against Cleveland this season.
• The Browns have allowed at least one passing TD to four opposing QBs this season.
• Cleveland has allowed two players to throw for at least two touchdowns in a game this year.
• The Browns have allowed one player to pass for at least three touchdowns in a game this year.
• Cleveland has not allowed over 100 yards receiving to an opposing player this year.
• The Browns have allowed six players to catch a touchdown pass against them this season.
• A total of two players have caught more than one touchdown pass versus Cleveland this year.
• The Browns have not allowed more than 100 yards rushing to an opposing player this season.
• Cleveland has given up at least one rushing TD to two players this year.
• The Browns have not allowed an opposing player to score more than one rushing TD versus them this year.

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