Usage / Role
22%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Western Michigan
La'Darius Jefferson
RB • 6'1" • 238 lbs • Columbia, MS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
La'Darius Jefferson leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
La'Darius Jefferson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Columbia, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Michigan State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of La'Darius...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
La'Darius Jefferson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan. La'Darius Jefferson leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,138
- Rushing yards
- 1,964
- Receiving yards
- 174
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
La'Darius Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,138
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Muskegon · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Muskegon · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 290 scrimmage yards · RB 312th (top 46%) · Mid-American 71st (top 32%) · National 827th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 284 | 255 | 29 | 2 | 40.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 6 | 631 | 613 | 18 | 5 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 874 | 836 | 38 | 10 | 73 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 7 | 290 | 235 | 55 | 5 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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La'Darius Jefferson played RB for Michigan State and Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, La'Darius Jefferson recorded 1,964 rushing yards, 174 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 631 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
41.4
Efficiency
44.8
Usage
16.8
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
New Hampshire
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 32. Ball State: 82. Pittsburgh: 35. San José State: 28. New Hampshire: 74. Eastern Michigan: 35. Ohio: 4
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. Michigan State: 10 by 34.9. Ball State: 19 by 42.2. Pittsburgh: 7 by 52.1. San José State: 7 by 41.7. New Hampshire: 8 by 76. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 45.6. Ohio: 2 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins78 · Games = 2 · +51.2 vs Losses
Losses26.8 · Games = 5 · -51.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Hampshire
Best efficiency game
76 vs New Hampshire
Player Story
La'Darius Jefferson story
La'Darius Jefferson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Columbia, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Michigan State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of La'Darius Jefferson's career was his backfield work: 1,964 rushing yards, 446 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 174 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 174 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives La'Darius 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.
- 1
Michigan State
2018-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 284 | 32.6 | 13.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 59 | 14.5 | 6.3 | -225 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 631 | 60.3 | 32.6 | 572 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 874 | 48.8 | 24.4 | 243 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 290 | 44.8 | 16.8 | -584 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 15 · L 27-30 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
175
Scrimmage Yards
88.6 takeover
175 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 5 · W 24-17 · Conference game
129
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
129 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · L 42-53 · Conference game
132
Scrimmage Yards
79.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
132 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#4
@ Central Michigan
Week 12 · W 52-44 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 49.3 usage.
#5
vs Illinois State
Week 2 · W 28-0
111
Scrimmage Yards
76.5 takeover
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan
631 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 32.6 usage
73.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan
73
874 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 24.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
46.5
290 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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