Receiver, Louisiana (from Alabama State), 2018–⁠22

Michael Jefferson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Mobile, AL

Michael Jefferson played receiver at Alabama State (2018–⁠19) and Louisiana (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

6catches, career highfour times; last at Texas State, 2022179receiving yards, career highat Southern Miss, 2022

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Alabama State11111.0011
2019Alabama State68113.5018
2021Louisiana1848126.7454
2022Louisiana5181015.9763
Career761,38318.21163

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Louisiana530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Alabama State8WRYr 1
2019Alabama State8WRYr 2
2021Louisiana8WRYr 4
2022Louisiana8WRSr. (Yr 5)6′4″205

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Alabama State (FCS)20.70––1.4–
2019Alabama State (FCS)120.23––2.7–
2021Louisiana221.40––30.74%
2022Louisiana631.0587th (n=683)0.7166.18%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Louisiana 12 games, 51 catches, 810 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 24–⁠7221016
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠21580128
Sep 17atRiceL 21–⁠33553016
Sep 24atUL MonroeL 17–⁠215105150
Oct 1vs.South AlabamaL 17–⁠20321013
Oct 12atMarshallW 23–⁠13371132
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 38–⁠18136136
Oct 27atSouthern MissL 24–⁠396179163
Nov 5vs.TroyL 17–⁠23650017
Nov 10vs.Georgia SouthernW 36–⁠17353128
Nov 19atFlorida StateL 17–⁠49660123
Nov 26atTexas StateW 41–⁠13681016
2021 Louisiana 9 games, 18 catches, 481 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.NichollsW 27–⁠24384146
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠20148148
Oct 2atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠1821307
Oct 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠13245036
Oct 30vs.Texas StateW 45–⁠0121021
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateW 21–⁠17250031
Nov 13atTroyW 35–⁠21271152
Dec 4vs.App StateW 24–⁠16241127
Dec 18 ✦vs.MarshallW 36–⁠213108054
2019 Alabama State 2 games, 6 catches, 81 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atUABL 19–⁠24114014
Nov 16atFlorida StateL 12–⁠49567018

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Tuskegee; Sep 14 vs. Kennesaw State; Sep 21 vs. Grambling; Oct 5 vs. Alcorn State; Oct 12 at Jackson State; Oct 26 vs. Alabama A&M; Nov 2 at Mississippi Valley State; Nov 9 at Texas Southern; Nov 28 vs. Prairie View A&M, so those games are not listed.

2018 Alabama State 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atAuburnL 9–⁠63111011

No box score in the source for Sep 15 at Kennesaw State; Sep 22 at Grambling; Oct 6 at Alcorn State; Oct 27 at Alabama A&M; Nov 3 vs. Texas Southern; Nov 10 vs. Jackson State; Nov 17 at Prairie View A&M; Nov 22 vs. Mississippi Valley State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′3¾″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump11′1″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.56 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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