Player Dossier

2009-2012

Rutgers

D.C. Jefferson

TE • 6'6" • Winter Haven, FL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

D.C. Jefferson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Player Story

D.C. Jefferson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Winter Haven, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of D.C. Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 47...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2013
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 13
Overall
No. 219
NFL Team
Arizona Cardinals

D.C. Jefferson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Rutgers. D.C. Jefferson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
560
Receptions
47
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

D.C. Jefferson quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · TE
Career Receiving Yards
560
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Rutgers
Top game
UConn
NFL Draft
2013 · Round 7 · Pick 13 · Arizona Cardinals
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
168 receiving yards · TE 88th (top 29%) · Big East 42nd (top 39%) · National 675th (top 38%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonRutgers45108061.3
2010 Regular SeasonRutgers710166165.7
2011 PostseasonRutgers7111058.4
2011 Regular SeasonRutgers711107058.4
2012 PostseasonRutgers9213065.8
2012 Regular SeasonRutgers918155165.8

Related Context

D.C. Jefferson played TE for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.C. Jefferson recorded 560 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Rutgers paired 168 primary output with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Postseason · Rutgers

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

18.7

Efficiency

54.2

Usage

12.5

Consistency

67.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 13. Tulane: 19. Howard: 12. South Florida: 38. UConn: 23. Syracuse: 3. Temple: 24. Kent State: 27. Army: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 2 by 43.3. Tulane: 1 by 100. Howard: 2 by 40. South Florida: 4 by 63.3. UConn: 3 by 51.1. Syracuse: 1 by 20. Temple: 2 by 80. Kent State: 3 by 60. Army: 2 by 30

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins18.3 · Games = 7 · -1.7 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 2 · +1.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Florida

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tulane

Result
Fri 12/28@ Virginia TechL 10-132136.56.5009
Sat 11/10vs ArmyW 28-7294.54.5005
Sat 10/27vs Kent StateL 23-3532799013
Sat 10/20@ TempleW 35-102241212114
Sat 10/13vs SyracuseW 23-15133303
Sat 10/6vs UConnW 19-33237.77.70016
Thu 9/13@ South FloridaW 23-134389.59.50014
Sat 9/8vs HowardW 26-02126607
Sun 9/2@ TulaneW 24-121191919019

Player Story

D.C. Jefferson story

D.C. Jefferson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Winter Haven, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of D.C. Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 560 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. That gives D.C. Jefferson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonRutgers1087510.2
2010 Regular SeasonRutgers16672.511.558
2011 PostseasonRutgers11862.710.2-48
2011 Regular SeasonRutgers11862.710.20
2012 PostseasonRutgers16854.212.550
2012 Regular SeasonRutgers16854.212.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UConn

Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

57

Receiving Yards

88.4 takeover

57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.

#2

vs Howard

Week 2 · W 45-7

46

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Louisville

Week 8 · L 14-16 · Conference game

37

Receiving Yards

79.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.

#4

vs Army

Week 7 · W 23-20

56

Receiving Yards

78.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ South Florida

Week 3 · W 23-13 · Conference game

38

Receiving Yards

73.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Rutgers

168 primary output · 54.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage

65.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Rutgers

65.8

168 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Rutgers

65.7

166 primary · 72.5 efficiency · 11.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games