Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Alabama
Justin Jefferson
LB • 6'1" • 227 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Justin Jefferson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Justin Jefferson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 149
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Justin Jefferson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Alabama. Justin Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Justin Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Lawrenceburg · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 9 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · LB 115th (top 10%) · SEC 14th (top 2%) · National 161st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Alabama | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 11 | 52 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 67 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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Justin Jefferson played LB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Justin Jefferson recorded 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Alabama paired 17.5 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
38.1
Usage
9.7
Consistency
40.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Oklahoma: 3. Florida State: 0. UL Monroe: 3.5. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Missouri: 1. Tennessee: 1. South Carolina: 2.5. LSU: 0.5. Oklahoma: 1. Auburn: 3. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 9 by 67.5. Florida State: 6 by 25. UL Monroe: 1 by 39.2. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Vanderbilt: 14 by 70. Missouri: 6 by 35. Tennessee: 5 by 30.8. South Carolina: 7 by 54.2. LSU: 7 by 34.2. Oklahoma: 4 by 26.7. Auburn: 5 by 50.8. Georgia: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 9 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
70 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | @ Indiana | L 3-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/20 | @ OklahomaSplash game | W 34-24 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Georgia | L 7-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 27-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Oklahoma | L 21-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs LSU | W 20-9 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 29-22 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Tennessee | W 37-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Missouri | W 27-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Vanderbilt10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-14 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Georgia | W 24-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 73-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Florida State | L 17-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Jefferson story
Justin Jefferson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Justin Jefferson's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Jefferson's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Justin 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
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Alabama
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Alabama | 9.5 | 31.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 9.5 | 31.7 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Alabama | 17.5 | 38.1 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Alabama | 17.5 | 38.1 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 14 Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 34-24 · Postseason · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 29 Auburn
Week 14 · W 27-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 11 Vanderbilt
Week 6 · W 30-14 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
75.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 49 South Carolina
Week 9 · W 29-22 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Alabama
17.5 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Alabama
64.8
17.5 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Alabama
44.8
9.5 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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