Justin Jefferson (ankle) said he plans to play in Week 5 against the Saints, but the final decision has not yet been made.

07 October 2026

According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, Jefferson said, “the plan is definitely to play Sunday, but who knows?” Overall, we take this as a net positive, but the Vikings’ No. 1 wide receiver is still clearly rehabbing his ankle injury. For now, we tentatively expect him to be active this week.