2021 Football Roster
Jefferson, JJ
Jersey Number 3
JJ Jefferson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- St. Pius X
Bio
2021: Hauled in three passes for 44 yards, including a 32-yard completion, to help defeat Rutgers (10/16).
2020: Did not make an appearance.
2019: Appeared in seven games, finishing with 12 catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns ... Grabbed a 50-yard touchdown to help defeat UNLV (9/14) ... Recorded three catches for 38 yards and a touchdown while adding 20 yards rushing against Wisconsin (9/28) ... Hauled in a career-high four passess for 25 yards at Nebraska (10/5).
2018: Appeared in 12 games as a true first year wide receiver and hauled in 10 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns … Made his first career reception, a 36-yard catch-and-run against Michigan (9/29) … Made two catches against Michigan State including his first career touchdown on a 34-yard grab (10/6) … Scored touchdowns in back-to-back weeks with a five-yard catch as part of a 40-yard performance against Nebraska (10/13) … Made a career-long 68-yard reception at Minnesota, also setting his career-high in receiving yards (11/17).
High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 1, 2017 ... Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports ... Led St. Pius X to the TAPPS Division I state championship ... Caught 76 passes for 1,216 yards and 19 touchdowns in his senior campaign ... TAPPS 6A All-State selection ... First-Team All-District ... Three-time All-Academic honoree ... Had 69 catches for 1,224 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior ... Finished high school career with 183 catches, 3,111 yards and 43 touchdowns ... Attended the same high school as former Northwestern All-American Venric Mark and former Denver Broncos Head Coach and Super Bowl champion Gary Kubiuk ... Honor roll student ... Anticipated major is biomedical engineering.
2020: Did not make an appearance.
2019: Appeared in seven games, finishing with 12 catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns ... Grabbed a 50-yard touchdown to help defeat UNLV (9/14) ... Recorded three catches for 38 yards and a touchdown while adding 20 yards rushing against Wisconsin (9/28) ... Hauled in a career-high four passess for 25 yards at Nebraska (10/5).
2018: Appeared in 12 games as a true first year wide receiver and hauled in 10 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns … Made his first career reception, a 36-yard catch-and-run against Michigan (9/29) … Made two catches against Michigan State including his first career touchdown on a 34-yard grab (10/6) … Scored touchdowns in back-to-back weeks with a five-yard catch as part of a 40-yard performance against Nebraska (10/13) … Made a career-long 68-yard reception at Minnesota, also setting his career-high in receiving yards (11/17).
High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 1, 2017 ... Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports ... Led St. Pius X to the TAPPS Division I state championship ... Caught 76 passes for 1,216 yards and 19 touchdowns in his senior campaign ... TAPPS 6A All-State selection ... First-Team All-District ... Three-time All-Academic honoree ... Had 69 catches for 1,224 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior ... Finished high school career with 183 catches, 3,111 yards and 43 touchdowns ... Attended the same high school as former Northwestern All-American Venric Mark and former Denver Broncos Head Coach and Super Bowl champion Gary Kubiuk ... Honor roll student ... Anticipated major is biomedical engineering.
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