Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has gotten off to a historic start in his NFL career. He has four straight 1,000-yard campaigns in his first four seasons.
This season, though, with what the Vikings hope is at least a more stable situation at quarterback compared to 2023, Jefferson is a “dark-horse candidate” to win NFL MVP on DraftKings, per Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon.
The award has never gone to a wide receiver in its history which has roots back to 1938.
“I’m imagining a scenario in which the NFL’s most talented receiver simply explodes in his prime, possibly at a record-setting tune,” Gagnon wrote on June 26. “And if that happens with Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy splitting up time at quarterback, this far-fetched scenario could lead to a wide receiver winning the MVP award for the first time.”