Senior safety for Purdue. 2022: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 17 tackles.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Euclid, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 1605 nationally · Signed with SMU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5 safety for Purdue. 2022: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 17 tackles.
Chris Jefferson
Erases the deep middle of the field. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Purdue behind him. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Syracuse — Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Purdue, 64 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 17-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022
W 20–10
at Minnesota
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
With J. Ansell — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · A. O'Connell — 199 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.5 · 10 rush yds (4 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-35vs Penn State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Indiana State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-32@ Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-26vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-10@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Alex Hogan’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to D'Jordan Strong's sophomore season at Coastal Carolina (2021).
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Player DNA