Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#20
Amarien Jefferson
Junior cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Tylertown, MS
Returning to Mississippi State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 34 nationally · Joined Mississippi State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2025.
Amarien Jefferson
He has spent two seasons in the Mississippi State secondary. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Minnesota, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of East Central C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 7-8 over that span.
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–13
at Minnesota
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With K. Taylor — 227 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 86 rush yds (13 car) · A. Evans III — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -12 net (28 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
The secondary · Mississippi State
- #2Isaac Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #15Marcus Williams61 tackles · 2025
- #1Kelley Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24Quentin Taylor Jr.27 tackles · 2025
- #20Amarien Jefferson7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology