Quarterback, UCF (from Arkansas), 2019–24
K.J. Jefferson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 247 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sardis, MS
K.J. Jefferson played quarterback at Arkansas (2019–23) and UCF (2024).
Career highs
385passing yards, career highvs. Missouri State, 20225touchdown passes, career highat BYU, 2022130rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 2021Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arkansas | 1 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Arkansas | 1 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Arkansas | 1 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Arkansas | 1 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Arkansas | 1 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | UCF | 1 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 247 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arkansas | 60 | -0.12 | – | – | -7.4 | 34% | – | – |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 404 | 0.41 | 74th (n=145) | 0.33 | 164.7 | 49% | 0.58 | 0.40 |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 446 | 0.44 | 85th (n=250) | 0.32 | 196.2 | 55% | 0.62 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 451 | 0.28 | 37th (n=255) | 0.32 | 127.3 | 57% | 0.34 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | UCF | 162 | 0.25 | 33rd (n=238) | 0.30 | 40.6 | 44% | 0.33 | 0.28 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 UCF 5 games, 1,012 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 57–3 | 7 | 14 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–14 | 12 | 15 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 35–34 | 13 | 22 | 230 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 21–48 | 20 | 35 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 13–24 | 12 | 22 | 165 | 0 | 1 | −18 |
2023 Arkansas 12 games, 2,107 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–13 | 18 | 23 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 28–6 | 13 | 19 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 31–38 | 24 | 35 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 31–34 | 21 | 31 | 289 | 3 | 2 | 48 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 22–34 | 9 | 17 | 132 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 20–27 | 25 | 39 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 21–24 | 14 | 24 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 3–7 | 19 | 31 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 39–36 | 20 | 31 | 255 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 10–48 | 10 | 16 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 44–20 | 15 | 28 | 187 | 3 | 0 | 90 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 14–48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
2022 Arkansas 11 games, 2,648 passing yards, 24 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 31–24 | 18 | 26 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 44–30 | 18 | 21 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–27 | 19 | 31 | 385 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 21–23 | 12 | 19 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 26–49 | 13 | 24 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 52–35 | 29 | 40 | 367 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 41–27 | 16 | 24 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 19–21 | 23 | 37 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 42–27 | 17 | 22 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 27–29 | 20 | 27 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 55–53 | 19 | 29 | 287 | 2 | 1 | 130 |
2021 Arkansas 13 games, 2,676 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 38–17 | 12 | 21 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 40–21 | 14 | 19 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 45–10 | 13 | 23 | 366 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 20–10 | 7 | 15 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 0–37 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 51–52 | 25 | 35 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 23–38 | 21 | 35 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 45–3 | 10 | 17 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 31–28 | 19 | 23 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 16–13 | 18 | 25 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 35–42 | 22 | 30 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 34–17 | 15 | 19 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–10 | 14 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
2020 Arkansas 5 games, 295 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 10–37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 21–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 35–63 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 48–50 | 18 | 33 | 274 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 3–52 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
2019 Arkansas 3 games, 58 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–54 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 19–45 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 20–56 | 7 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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