Usage / Role
66%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Baylor
Johnny Jefferson
RB • 5'10" • Killeen, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Johnny Jefferson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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: 2015 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Johnny Jefferson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Killeen, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Johnny Jefferson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Johnny Jefferson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Baylor. Johnny Jefferson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,557
- Rushing yards
- 1,524
- Receiving yards
- 33
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Johnny Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,557
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shoemaker · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Shoemaker · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Baylor | 11 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 542 | 526 | 16 | 6 | 53.3 |
| 2015 Postseason | Baylor | 11 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 3 | 66.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 718 | 701 | 17 | 5 | 66.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Johnny Jefferson played RB for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Johnny Jefferson recorded 24 passing yards, 1,524 rushing yards, and 33 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Baylor paired 1,017 primary output with 68 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 68 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Baylor
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
92.5
Efficiency
68
Usage
16.4
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 299. SMU: 28. Lamar: 121. Rice: 97. Texas Tech: 39. Kansas: 81. West Virginia: 19. Iowa State: 27. Oklahoma State: 62. TCU: 82. Texas: 162
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 23 by 100. SMU: 2 by 100. Lamar: 12 by 92. Rice: 10 by 90.4. Texas Tech: 12 by 33.9. Kansas: 17 by 52.8. West Virginia: 7 by 28.3. Iowa State: 4 by 70.3. Oklahoma State: 17 by 38. TCU: 12 by 71.2. Texas: 24 by 71.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins85.9 · Games = 9 · -36.1 vs Losses
Losses122 · Games = 2 · +36.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/29 | vs North Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-38 | 23 | 299 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Texas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-23 | 23 | 158 | 6.90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ TCU | L 21-28 | 12 | 82 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Oklahoma State | W 45-35 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Iowa State | W 45-27 | 4 | 27 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs West Virginia | W 62-38 | 7 | 19 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Kansas | W 66-7 | 15 | 79 | 5.30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Texas Tech | W 63-35 | 12 | 39 | 3.30 | 1 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Rice | W 70-17 | 9 | 86 | 9.60 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.7 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Lamar100 rush yards | W 66-31 | 12 | 121 | 10.10 | 1 | — | — | 10.1 |
| Fri 9/4 | @ SMU | W 56-21 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 |
Player Story
Johnny Jefferson story
Johnny Jefferson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Killeen, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Johnny Jefferson's career was his backfield work: 1,524 rushing yards, 236 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 33 receiving yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Baylor. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 24 passing yards, 33 receiving yards, and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.
The arc is straightforward: Johnny 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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Baylor
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201320142014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Baylor | 540 | 52.3 | 12.8 | 540 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 540 | 52.3 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Baylor | 1,017 | 68 | 16.4 | 477 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 1,017 | 68 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | -1,017 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 1 · W 49-38 · Postseason
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
299
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
299 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#2
vs Northwestern State
Week 2 · W 70-6
107
Scrimmage Yards
79.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
107 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#3
vs Texas
Week 14 · L 17-23 · Conference game
162
Scrimmage Yards
70.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
162 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#4
@ Texas
Week 6 · W 28-7 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
61.1 takeover
Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#5
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 66-31
121
Scrimmage Yards
58.1 takeover
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Baylor
1,017 primary output · 68 efficiency · 16.4 usage
66.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Baylor
66.9
1,017 primary · 68 efficiency · 16.4 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Baylor
53.3
540 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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