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When actually looking at the numbers, you can clearly see how Jefferson dwarfs St. Brown in pretty much every category through their respective first three years in the league.
three years in the league.
Comparison of Justin Jefferson and Amon-Ra St. Brown’s first three NFL seasons
The NFL offseason hasn’t even officially begun and already we’re reaching peak ‘offseason takes’ season.
Neal Ruhl of Woodward Sports Network had the hot take Monday that Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is “further ahead of almost any wide receiver ever” including Justin Jefferson, at this point in his career.
“Amon-Ra St. Brown at this point in his career is further ahead of almost any wide receiver ever. Ever,” Ruhl said. “Like, this Justin Jefferson that you all love and worship, he’s further along at this point in his career. Look at the numbers.”
n fact Jefferson broke records for his first three seasons. Records that belonged to Odell Beckham Jr. and Randy Moss. Jefferson’s 324 receptions, 4,825 yards and 96.5 yards per game are the most in NFL history by anyone over the first three seasons of their career.
Now that we’ve established that the baseline stats aren’t close, what about the awards? Jefferson was a three-time Pro Bowler and earned one first team All-Pro honor and two second team All-Pro honors. St. Brown has two Pro Bowl invites and one first team All-Pro.
Look at the numbers’: Lions host claims Amon-Ra St. Brown is ahead of Justin Jefferson
It’s, uh, not even close. Jefferson had 1,237 more yards than St. Brown at the conclusion of their respective third seasons. Jefferson’s 96.5 yards per game is far superior to St. Brown’s 73.2 per game.
