Jordan Jefferson: DT · LSU · #99.
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Jordan Jefferson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Neal Brown and Brian Kelly. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Florida — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | 37 | 13 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 31 | 13 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 36 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs No. 8 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Grambling | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 49-55@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-39@ No. 21 Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-18vs Auburn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 62-0vs Army | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 28-42@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-35vs Florida | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-30vs Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 7.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Bowl · 2023
W 35-31
vs Wisconsin · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Wisconsin at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%7 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries37 tackles · 7 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
49.0%
407 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
37 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #32 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at West Virginia and LSU, 91 tackles — drafted at #116 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Brian Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season
