1. Jordan Jefferson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
29 Facts About Jordan Jefferson
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Jordan Jefferson lived in St Rose, Louisiana and attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana, where he was one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country.
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Jordan Jefferson completed 81 of 143 passes for 1,666 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
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Jordan Jefferson completed 188 of 290 passes for 2,846 yards, 24 touchdowns, and only 3 interceptions during Destrehan's championship season.
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Jordan Jefferson was the Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year, and he was named to the Class 5A All-State first-team.
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Jordan Jefferson finished his high school career with a perfect record as a starter.
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Jordan Jefferson was named a high school All-America by SuperPrep Magazine.
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Jordan Jefferson was named a 2008 Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen selection.
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Jordan Jefferson started 12 of LSU's 13 games, missing the game against Louisiana Tech due to injury.
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Jordan Jefferson rushed for 450 yards and 7 touchdowns; both are LSU records for a quarterback.
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In that game, Jordan Jefferson threw for 158 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Jordan Jefferson was suspended for the first part of the 2011 season after being charged by the Baton Rouge Police with second-degree battery, but he was reinstated to the team after a Grand Jury reduced the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor.
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Jordan Jefferson entered a plea of innocent to the misdemeanor charge.
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Jordan Jefferson was briefly substituted for Jarrett Lee to pick up a third and one on the fifth play of the game.
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Jordan Jefferson closed out the first half by driving LSU 74 yards to tie the game.
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In overtime, Jordan Jefferson executed a short-side option to Michael Ford to set up the game-winning field goal.
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Jordan Jefferson had a perfect game passing against Ole Miss, and he passed for over 200 yards against Arkansas.
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LSU averaged nearly 10 points more per game and nearly doubled the rushing yards when Jordan Jefferson started as QB.
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Jordan Jefferson finished the regular season with a passer rating of 163.5, highest among SEC starting QBs.
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Jordan Jefferson threw for 4,733 yards and 34 touchdowns during his career.
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Jordan Jefferson holds the LSU record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,018 yards.
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LSU's emphasis on its ground game coupled with Jordan Jefferson sharing time with Jarrett Lee reduced Jordan Jefferson's passing yardage.
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Jordan Jefferson was one of eight LSU players invited to the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.
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Jordan Jefferson went undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, but was invited to try out at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie minicamp.
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On October 25,2012, ESPN reported, citing WAFB in Baton Rouge, LA, that Jordan Jefferson was arrested and charged with simple possession of marijuana, along with 3 other former LSU football players, including former Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu.
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Jordan Jefferson signed with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League for the 2013 season.
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Jordan Jefferson was named the starter one week before the Power began the season.
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Jordan Jefferson signed with the Omaha Mammoths of the Fall Experimental Football League for the 2014 season, where he was the starting quarterback.
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Jordan Jefferson was hired as a graduate assistant wide receivers coach by Colorado State in February 2019.