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Vikings take Justin Jefferson at No. 22

College Football Playoff National Championship - Clemson v LSU

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers runs with the ball after a 56-yard pass from Joe Burrow during the second quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers topped the Clemson Tigers, 42-25. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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Fifteen years after the Vikings used the first-round pick they acquired by trading receiver Randy Moss on receiver Troy Williamson, the Vikings used the first-round pick they acquired by trading receiver Stefon Diggs on a receiver.

The Vikings have taken LSU receiver Justin Jefferson with the 22nd pick in the 2020 draft.

Jefferson will be expected to make an immediate impact, given that Diggs’ departure leaves a gaping hole in the starting lineup.

In his final year at LSU, Jefferson had 111 catches for 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns.