Cornerback, Fresno State, 2006–09
A.J. Jefferson
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Bakersfield, CA
A.J. Jefferson played cornerback at Fresno State (2006–09).
At a glance
- Best season
- 2007
- National leader in kickoff return average (35.8)
Honors
All-America: College Football News 2007
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Fresno State | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Fresno State | 26 | 602 | 0 | – | – | – |
| On file (2008–09) | 26 | 602 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006N | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2007N | 10 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| On file | 69 | 39 | 108 | 1 | 10 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fresno State | 28 | CB | |
| 2009 | Fresno State | 28 | CB | 6′0″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Fresno State 9 games, 26 returns, 602 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Wisconsin | L 31–34 | 4 | 112 | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Boise State | L 34–51 | 5 | 95 | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Cincinnati | L 20–28 | 3 | 77 | – | – | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. San José State | W 41–21 | 2 | 24 | – | – | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at New Mexico State | W 34–3 | 1 | 26 | – | – | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Utah State | W 31–27 | 4 | 84 | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Idaho | W 31–21 | 2 | 46 | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Nevada | L 14–52 | 4 | 115 | – | – | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Wyoming | L 28–35 | 1 | 23 | – | – | 0 |
2008 Fresno State 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs.Wisconsin | L 10–13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| Vertical jump | 44″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 7 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.72 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.00 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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