Player Dossier

2021-2025

Georgia

Jonathan Jefferson

DT • 6'3" • 315 lbs • Douglasville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonathan Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

10.9

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

13.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Georgia • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jonathan Jefferson, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia. Jonathan Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Georgia paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 10.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 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 Georgia, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · SMU

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

10.9

Usage

2.1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Unknown: 1. Nevada: 0. BYU: 2. TCU: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Boston College: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 0 by 20. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 3 by 22.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 12/21@ Penn StateL 10-3821000
Sat 11/16vs Boston CollegeW 38-2810000
Sun 11/3vs PittsburghW 48-2520000
Sat 10/5@ LouisvilleW 34-2731100
Sun 9/29vs Florida StateW 42-1621000
Sat 9/21vs TCUW 66-4220000
Fri 9/6vs BYUL 15-1800002
Sun 9/1vs Unknown11100
Sun 8/25@ NevadaW 29-2411000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia012.52.4
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia04.21.40
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia17.10.71
2024 PostseasonSMU410.92.13
2024 Regular SeasonSMU410.92.10
2025 Regular SeasonSMU0-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

BYU

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#2

UAB

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Louisville

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 23 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Georgia

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage

38.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · Georgia

35.2

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Georgia

16.4

1 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9407

Douglas County · Douglasville, GA

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

20

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jonathan Jefferson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
20