Player Career

Justin Jefferson Career Story

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

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

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

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama04.20.8
2024 PostseasonAlabama9.531.77.49.5
2024 Regular SeasonAlabama9.531.77.40
2025 PostseasonAlabama17.538.19.78
2025 Regular SeasonAlabama17.538.19.70

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

3

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

3

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

2

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

64.8

#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