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"Justin's a good dude. Super explosive and he is coachable, which is always huge," said wide receiver Chad Beebe. "With a new guy coming in, you want a guy who will ask questions, pick up on things and take coaching, which is what he does."
Added fellow wide out Bisi Johnson: "He's a super-good guy off the field. That's where I'm going to start with it. I really like the kid off the field. On the field, I was telling him [Sunday] his releases were crazy. He was working everybody off the line. We knew coming in this guy was going to be a star, and he's proven just that."
As for Jefferson himself, he's just happy to finally be on the field after enduring an unusual and virtual offseason due to the pandemic.
"It's been great to finally just go out there and play football," Jefferson said. "To be around the guys, to be around the whole receiver corps, the coaches, the quarterbacks – just everybody – giving me a good vibe. It just feels good to be finally here competing with these other guys."
Jefferson thrived as a junior at LSU, tying for the national lead and setting a school single-season record with 111 catches. He finished second in the country overall with 18 touchdown receptions, and was third in FBS with 1,540 receiving yards.
Most of that work came from the slot, as opposing defenses seemingly couldn't stop Jefferson's quickness and athleticism inside.
He's played both inside and outside in early training camp practices, even getting some time with the first-team offense. But no matter where he lines up, it's been easy to see how Jefferson's route-running ability has translated to the NFL.
"I did a lot of slot receiver for LSU my last year, but I've been working on outside my whole career. Just being inside last year, it was to be in a great position for LSU, and that's where they needed me to play, so that's what I did," Jefferson said. "I'm just here to do my job. I'm here to do whatever is asked of me. If Coach Kubiak needs me inside, then I'll play inside. If he needs me outside, then I'll play outside. I'll do both. It's just whatever the team needs.