Player Career

Van Jefferson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Van Jefferson story

Van Jefferson built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Van Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 175 catches, 2,159 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 47 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 47 rushing yards, 5 tackles, and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida and Ole Miss.

The arc is straightforward: Van Jefferson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2015 Regular SeasonOle Miss00
2016 Regular SeasonOle Miss54374.816.8543
2017 Regular SeasonOle Miss45669.816.8-87
2018 PostseasonFlorida50382.219.247
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida50382.219.20
2019 PostseasonFlorida65779.116.6154
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida65779.116.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida State

Week 13 · W 41-14

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

92

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Virginia

Week 1 · W 36-28 · Postseason

129

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Alabama

Week 3 · L 43-48 · Conference game

91

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Michigan

Week 1 · W 41-15 · Postseason

64

Receiving Yards

88.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ California

Week 3 · L 16-27

94

Receiving Yards

87.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Florida

657 primary output · 79.1 efficiency · 16.6 usage

71.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Florida

71.9

657 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 16.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss

71.6

543 primary · 74.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games