John Jefferson
John Larry Jefferson
Born: February 3, 1956
Dallas, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198
College: Arizona St.
High School: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1978-1985
Drafted: 1978 in Round 1, #14 overall by the San Diego Chargers
John Jefferson played from 1978 to 1985 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers. Jefferson caught 351 passes for 5,714 yards and 47 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 56 | 1001 | 17.9 | 46 | 13 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 61 | 1090 | 17.9 | 65 | 10 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 82 | 1340 | 16.3 | 58 | 13 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 39 | 632 | 16.2 | 41 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 27 | 452 | 16.7 | 50 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 57 | 830 | 14.6 | 36 | 7 |
| 1984 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 26 | 339 | 13.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 351 | 5714 | 16.3 | 65 | 47 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 13 |
| 1982 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 12 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 2 |
Honors
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
