Justin Jefferson's record-setting season in 2019 has NFL coaches excited about his future at the next level. The junior wide receiver’s jump to the NFL will come earlier than many expected when he signed with the Tigers out of Destrehan, La. as he announced he will forego his senior season to enter the 2020 draft.

The 6-foot-3, 193-pounder broke the school record for receptions in a season with 111 that went for 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns. Jefferson teamed with quarterback Joe Burrow, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase to become the first team in college football history with a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.

After not catching a pass as a true freshman in 2017, Jefferson emerged as Burrow’s go-to receiver the following year when he caught a team-high 54 passes for 875 yards with six touchdowns. He played in all 13 games and started 12.

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Ranked a three-star prospect by 247Sports after he caught 44 passes for 956 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior, Jefferson signed with LSU in August after he completed his senior year. Less than three years later, he leaves one of the most productive receivers in school history.

"I think they have contributed to the offense with their outstanding skill, but I think this offense has put them in position to showcase their talents,” Ed Orgeron told reporters before the National Championship on the potential of juniors leaving early. “So, we know that we have juniors that are going to leave, but that's a good thing for us. That's a good thing for us in recruiting. Guys want to come to LSU. They want to get developed, and they want to be high draft picks, and when they get to the NFL, they want to have a lot of success.

"So, I think that shows that we can take a guy like Justin Jefferson as a two-star athlete, he could have been a five-star as far as it mattered to us because we thought he was going to be a phenomenal player, and him develop into the type of young man he is. Got five-star athletes in Ja'Marr Chase, got two-star, three-star, four star. It don't matter how you got here. I think guys are getting put in position to make plays in space and develop."

CBSSports.com ranks Jefferson the No. 42 prospect available for the draft but several analysts have him projected as a first-round pick.

Below is a look at LSU’s projected depth at wide receiver for the 2020 season.

4-star Racey McMath (6-3, 221, Sr.)

5-star Ja'Marr Chase (6-1, 200, Jr.)

5-star Terrace Marshall (6-4, 200, Jr.)

3-star Jontre Kirklin (6-0, 185, Sr.)

3-star Jaray Jenkins (6-4, 195, So.)

4-star Devonta Lee (6-1, 223, So.)

4-star Trey Palmer (6-1, 180, So.)

4-star Kayshon Boutte (5-10, 175, Fr.)

4-star Koy Moore (6-1, 180, Fr.)

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