Indeed the LT1028 datasheet shows a BF862 JFET at the front end of a photodiode preamp using the LT1018.
The reason why we're at a plateau of op amp noise performance is that the current crop of chips are operating very close to the theoretical limit for both bipolar and JFET input devices.
Ironically I use a LT1028 in a homemade circuit for measuring the noise of things that are more noisy.