Linebacker, Oregon, 2021–24
Jeffrey Bassa
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Valley City, UT
- Born
- Sep 20, 2002
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Jeffrey Bassa played linebacker at Oregon (2021–24). The Kansas City Chiefs took Bassa in round 5, No. 156 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Washington, 2023Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
2024 Oregon 13 games, 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Idaho | W 24–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Boise State | W 37–34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Oregon State | W 49–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UCLA | W 34–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Michigan State | W 31–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ohio State | W 32–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Purdue | W 35–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Illinois | W 38–9 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Michigan | W 38–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Maryland | W 39–18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Wisconsin | W 16–13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Washington | W 49–21 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Ohio State | L 21–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Oregon 14 games, 71 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Portland State | W 81–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Texas Tech | W 38–30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Colorado | W 42–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Stanford | W 42–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWashington | L 33–36 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Washington State | W 38–24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Utah | W 35–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. California | W 63–19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. USC | W 36–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Arizona State | W 49–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Oregon State | W 31–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Washington | L 31–34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Liberty | W 45–6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oregon 13 games, 57 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia | L 3–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 70–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. BYU | W 41–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atWashington State | W 44–41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Stanford | W 45–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Arizona | W 49–22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.UCLA | W 45–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atCalifornia | W 42–24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atColorado | W 49–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Washington | L 34–37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Utah | W 20–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOregon State | L 34–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 28–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oregon 10 games, 39 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Stony Brook | W 48–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atStanford | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.California | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atUCLA | W 34–31 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Colorado | W 52–29 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atWashington | W 26–16 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Washington State | W 38–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atUtah | L 7–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Oregon State | W 38–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Utah | L 10–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 78¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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