Justin Jefferson no longer owns one of the NFL’s receiver records, and the player who took it from him did it inside the same division.
During Sunday’s Week 5 matchup, Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown moved past Jefferson for the most receptions through a player’s first six seasons.
The Lions’ public relations account confirmed the milestone on X, noting that St. Brown went beyond Jefferson’s previous total of 579 catches.
It’s the latest entry on a résumé that keeps growing for St. Brown, who entered the league as a fourth-round pick in 2021 and has long since outperformed the usual expectations for that draft slot.
His production has been remarkably steady from the start, beginning with 90 receptions as a rookie before jumping to 106 in 2022. He followed that with 119 catches in 2023, 115 in 2024 and 117 in 2025.
That kind of year-to-year consistency is exactly how St. Brown got here. He had already claimed the record for receptions through a player’s first five seasons, and now he’s added another NFL mark to his name.
Jefferson had set the six-season standard with his own blistering start in Minnesota, piling up 579 receptions and establishing himself as one of the league’s top wideouts. But in this race, St. Brown has now edged ahead.
The milestone also says plenty about what he means to Detroit. St. Brown has become a trusted target in the Lions’ passing game, thanks to his reliable hands and his knack for finding room.
None of that takes away from Jefferson’s place among the NFL’s elite. It does, however, give the NFC North another sharp little measuring stick between two of the league’s best receivers - and this one now belongs to St. Brown.
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