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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Northwestern
JJ Jefferson
WR • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
JJ Jefferson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
JJ Jefferson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of JJ Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 27...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
JJ Jefferson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern. JJ Jefferson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 397
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
JJ Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 397
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St Pius X · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- St Pius X · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 61 receiving yards · WR 733rd (top 71%) · Big Ten 126th (top 55%) · National 1,208th (top 60%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 181 | 2 | 59.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 12 | 155 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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JJ Jefferson played WR for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, JJ Jefferson recorded 3 rushing yards, 397 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 155 primary output with 71.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
10.2
Efficiency
70.4
Usage
9.9
Consistency
17.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 44. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 13. Iowa: 4. Wisconsin: 0. Illinois: 0
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. Rutgers: 3 by 97.8. Minnesota: 1 by 86.7. Iowa: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins44 · Games = 1 · +40.6 vs Losses
Losses3.4 · Games = 5 · -40.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
97.8 vs Rutgers
Player Story
JJ Jefferson story
JJ Jefferson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of JJ Jefferson's career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 397 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 93 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JJ 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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Northwestern
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 181 | 67.8 | 7.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 181 | 67.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 155 | 71.2 | 14.8 | -26 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -155 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 61 | 70.4 | 9.9 | 61 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 3 · W 30-14
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 7 · W 21-7 · Conference game
44
Receiving Yards
84.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · W 24-14 · Conference game
68
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 15-24 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
67.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 6 · W 29-19 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
59.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
155 primary output · 71.2 efficiency · 14.8 usage
66.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
59.9
181 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
59.9
181 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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