KJ Jefferson

Jefferson attended North Panola High School in Sardis, Mississippi.[1] He finished his high school career with 9,582 passing yards, 2,922 rushing yards and 143 total touchdowns.[2] He committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football.[3][4]

Jefferson spent his true freshman year at Arkansas in 2019 as a backup to Nick Starkel to Ben Hicks. He made his first career start against the LSU Tigers.[5] For the season he completed 14 of 31 passes for 197 yards with one interception and also rushed for two touchdowns. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, he was the backup to Feleipe Franks. He appeared in five games and made one start for an injured Franks.[6] He finished the season completing 20 of 41 passes for 295 yards, three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. Jefferson entered the 2021 season as the starter.[7][8] Jefferson started all twelve games for Arkansas in 2021, completing 66.9 percent of his passes for 2,578 yards with 21 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions, for a QB efficiency rating of 168.7. Jefferson also rushed 126 times for 554 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. Arkansas finished the 2021 season 8-4 overall record, 4-4 in SEC games. This included a non-conference victory over the Texas Longhorns, and trophy game wins over the Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Classic Trophy), LSU Tigers (Golden Boot Trophy), and Missouri Tigers (Battle Line Rivalry Trophy). It was the first time in team history that Arkansas had won all three trophy games in the same season. Jefferson will start for the Razorbacks in their season-ending bowl game, and is set to be Arkansas' starter again in 2022 as a redshirt junior.

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