The Minnesota Vikings are not in the postseason, but one of their players could be making headlines around the Super Bowl. , Minnesota's breakout rookie receiver, is a top candidate for Offensive Rookie of the Year, which will be awarded Denzel Ward Jersey at NFL Honors on Feb. 6. Jefferson, who more than filled in for the departed this season, will likely be neck-and-neck with Los Angeles Chargers quarterback for the honor.If Jefferson were to take home OROY, he would be the first receiver to win the award since in 2014 and the first Vikings player to win it since in 2009.Such accolades were never on Jefferson's mind as Nick Chubb Jersey he was preparing for his rookie campaign, though."I wanted to be the best receiver I can be," Jefferson told NFL Network's Steve Wyche and Jim Trotter recently on the . "I didn't want to really compare myself to the other rookie Joe Thomas Jersey receivers. I wanted to be the best receiver in the league."Jefferson might not have wanted to compare himself to his fellow rookie receivers before the season, but he shouldn't be shy about doing so now. Jim Brown Jersey The fifth receiver taken in the 2020 draft -- behind (No. 12), (15), (17) and (21) -- Jefferson (22) was the only rookie WR to break 1,000 receiving yards. The Vikings star's 1,400 yards were and 465 more than the next closest rookie's total. His 88 receptions also paced all rookie wideouts.Jefferson told Trotter and Wyche that watching a quartet of receivers come Bernie Kosar Jersey off the board, from schools like Alabama, Oklahoma and TCU, before him, a fixture of the 2019 LSU national championship team, was frustrating and inspired him to his record rookie campaign.