Jefferson attended El Diamante High School in Visalia, California, where he was a four-year letterman in football. He helped lead team to CIF Section Championship game three years in a row, with a victory in 2007. As a senior in 2008, he ran for 2,862 yards and 34 touchdowns, and was the West Yosemite League Player of the Year and the Tulare County Player of the Year while also earning first-team all-league honors. Was also named to the Fresno Bee's first-team all-area team, and was a second-team all-league selection as a junior.
College careeredit
Jefferson attended University of Nevada between 2009 and 2012. As a freshman and sophomore, Jefferson rushed for a combined 455 yards on 73 carries with six touchdowns. As a junior in 2012, he rushed for 1,883 yards on 375 carries with 24 touchdowns. The rushing yards were the second most in the country behind Ka'Deem Carey.[1]
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NFL Draftedit
On January 1, 2013, Jefferson announced his decision to forgo his remaining two seasons of eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft.[2] Jefferson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2013. He was released by the Titans on May 15, 2013.[3] The first El Diamante Miner to ever play in the NFL. He also spent time on the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^NCAA Division I-A Player Rushing Statistics - 2012
^"Stefphon Jefferson: Set to Declare for NFL Draft".
^"STEFPHON JEFFERSON". foxsports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^Murray, Chris (November 19, 2013). . blogs.rgj.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^. cfl.ca. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
External linksedit
Nevada Wolf Pack bio
April 13, 2024
stefphon, jefferson, stefphon, alexander, jefferson, born, august, 1991, former, american, football, running, back, played, college, football, nevada, wolf, pack, personal, informationborn, 1991, august, 1991, hanford, californiaheight, weight, career, informa. Stefphon Alexander Jefferson born August 14 1991 is a former American football running back He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack Stefphon JeffersonPersonal informationBorn 1991 08 14 August 14 1991 age 32 Hanford CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 213 lb 97 kg Career informationHigh school Visalia CA El DiamanteCollege NevadaPosition Running backUndrafted 2013Career historyTennessee Titans 2013 Calgary Stampeders 2013 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsSecond team All American 2012 First Team All MWC 2012 Contents 1 High school 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 NFL Draft 4 References 5 External linksHigh school editJefferson attended El Diamante High School in Visalia California where he was a four year letterman in football He helped lead team to CIF Section Championship game three years in a row with a victory in 2007 As a senior in 2008 he ran for 2 862 yards and 34 touchdowns and was the West Yosemite League Player of the Year and the Tulare County Player of the Year while also earning first team all league honors Was also named to the Fresno Bee s first team all area team and was a second team all league selection as a junior College career editJefferson attended University of Nevada between 2009 and 2012 As a freshman and sophomore Jefferson rushed for a combined 455 yards on 73 carries with six touchdowns As a junior in 2012 he rushed for 1 883 yards on 375 carries with 24 touchdowns The rushing yards were the second most in the country behind Ka Deem Carey 1 Professional career editNFL Draft edit On January 1 2013 Jefferson announced his decision to forgo his remaining two seasons of eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft 2 Jefferson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 28 2013 He was released by the Titans on May 15 2013 3 The first El Diamante Miner to ever play in the NFL He also spent time on the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders 4 5 References edit NCAA Division I A Player Rushing Statistics 2012 Stefphon Jefferson Set to Declare for NFL Draft STEFPHON JEFFERSON foxsports com Retrieved March 20 2016 Murray Chris November 19 2013 Ex Wolf Pack RB Stefphon Jefferson doesn t regret turning pro early but misses college blogs rgj com Archived from the original on March 21 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link 2013 TRANSACTIONS cfl ca Archived from the original on March 21 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links editNevada Wolf Pack bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stefphon Jefferson amp oldid 1194228662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
