Justin Jefferson Fantasy Football Week 9: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson has a matchup versus the 16th-ranked pass defense in the NFL (212.3 yards allowed per game) in Week 9, when his Minnesota Vikings play the Detroit Lions, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For more info on Jefferson, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, read this piece before his upcoming game versus the Lions.

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Justin Jefferson Week 9 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
• Game Date: November 2, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 82.48
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.42

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Jefferson Fantasy Performance

• At the WR position, Jefferson is currently the 17th-ranked fantasy player (82nd overall), posting 66.6 total fantasy points (9.5 per game).
• In his last three games, Jefferson has accumulated 27.6 total fantasy points (9.2 per game), reeling in 19 balls (on 32 targets) for 276 yards and zero touchdowns.
• Jefferson has hauled in 34 balls (on 50 targets) for 477 yards and zero touchdowns in his last five games, good for 47.7 fantasy points (9.5 per game) during that timeframe.
• The high point of Jefferson's fantasy season so far was Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he carried zero times for zero yards on his way to 12.6 fantasy points. He also had 10 receptions (on 11 targets) for 126 yards as a pass-catcher.
• From a fantasy perspective, Justin Jefferson delivered his worst fantasy point total of the season (7.4 points) last week against the Los Angeles Chargers, hauling in seven balls for 74 yards.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Detroit has not let a player record more than 300 yards passing versus them in a game yet this season.
• A total of Six players have thrown for at least one TD against the Lions this season.
• Detroit has allowed five players to throw for at least two TDs in a game this season.
• Three players have thrown for at least three TDs in a game against the Lions this year.
• Detroit has allowed more than 100 yards receiving to two players this year.
• A total of 10 players have caught a TD pass versus the Lions this season.
• A total of four players have hauled in more than one touchdown pass against Detroit this season.
• The Lions' defense has not allowed a player to pile up over 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• Detroit has allowed five players to score at least one rushing TD against them this year.
• The Lions have not allowed more than one rushing TD to an opposing player this season.

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