2009: Played in one game with one start...Recorded one tackle, a solo tackle for an average of one tackle per game...Appeared in only the Rams' game versus the North Carolina A&T State Aggies on Sept. 5.
2008: Played the 2008 season at the quarterback position before moving to free safety after the season...Appeared in four games for the Rams in 2008 where he earned two starts...Started the first two games of the 2008 season before being replaced by Jarrett Dunston who started the final nine games of the year...Completed 22 of his 39 passes on the season for 256 yards and three interceptions...Completed a team-high 56.4 percent of his passes on the season en route to passing for an average of 64 yards per contest...Turned in a passer efficiency rating of 96.16...Ran the ball 22 times for 35 net yards and one touchdown...Averaged 1.6 yards per carry in 2008 and 8.8 yards rushing per contest...Turned in his best performance of the year in the Rams' loss at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6 as he completed 12 of his 18 passes for 152 yards including a 48-yard pass...Completed half of his 14 passes for 87 yards and three interceptions versus Savannah State on Sept. 13...Recorded a one-for-two passing performance versus South Carolina State on Sept. 27 with his incomplete pass being picked off by the Bulldogs...Was two-of-five in relief of Jarrett Dunston in the loss to Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Earned a rushing touchdown in the Rams' loss at North Carolina A&T in the season-opener as a part of an eight-carry, five yard rushing performance.
2007: Spent the entire 2007 season as a redshirt...Did not dress for, or appear in, any games for the Rams...Spent the season on the practice squad.
Personal: Jefferson rejoins the Rams in 2009 for his third season as a member of the WSSU football team where he makes the switch from quarterback to defensive back to make use of his exceptional athletic ability...A native of Washington, D.C. he is a 2007 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia where he was an All-Conference and All-Prep selection in both football and basketball...A three-sport athlete in high school, Jefferson competed as a member of the track team (300m hurdles) as well as being a standout on the gridiron and the basketball court...Brother Theo was a member of the Delaware State University Hornets football team...The son of Ted and Teresa Jefferson...Academic major at WSSU is justice studies...Born in Washington, D.C. on March 16, 1989...Name is pronounced "TEE in".
Jefferson's Statistics:
YearG/GSComAttYdsTDIntLongR/AttYdsTD
20091/0000000000
20084/22239256034822351
2007Did Not Participate (Redshirt)
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Total4/22239256034822351
