Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1978 22 SDG NFL WR 14 14 56 1001 17.9 13 46 4.0 71.5 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 57 17.7 1008 13 0 11 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-2
1979 23 SDG NFL WR 15 15 61 1090 17.9 10 65 4.1 72.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 17.9 1090 10 0 12 PB,AP-1
1980 24 SDG NFL WR 16 16 82 1340 16.3 13 58 5.1 83.8 1 16 0 16 16.0 1.0 0.1 83 16.3 1356 13 0 14 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-4
1981 25 GNB NFL WR 13 13 39 632 16.2 4 41 3.0 48.6 2 22 0 15 11.0 1.7 0.2 41 16.0 654 4 0 6
1982 26 GNB NFL WR 8 8 27 452 16.7 0 50 3.4 56.5 2 16 0 11 8.0 2.0 0.3 29 16.1 468 0 0 9 PB
1983 27 GNB NFL WR 16 16 57 830 14.6 7 36 3.6 51.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 14.6 830 7 1 7
1984 28 GNB NFL WR 13 12 26 339 13.0 0 33 2.0 26.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 13.0 339 0 0 3
1985 29 CLE NFL WR 7 2 3 30 10.0 0 17 0.4 4.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 10.0 30 0 0 0
8 Yrs 102 96 351 5714 16.3 47 65 3.4 56.0 6 61 0 16 10.2 0.6 0.1 357 16.2 5775 47 1 62
17 Game Avg 17 16 58 952 16.3 8 65 3.4 56.0 1 10 0 16 10.2 0.6 0.1 60 2.7 962 8 0 10
GNB (4 Yrs) 50 49 149 2253 15.1 11 50 3.0 45.1 4 38 0 15 9.5 0.8 0.1 153 15.0 2291 11 1 25
SDG (3 Yrs) 45 45 199 3431 17.2 36 65 4.4 76.2 2 23 0 16 11.5 0.5 0.0 201 17.2 3454 36 0 37
CLE (1 Yr) 7 2 3 30 10.0 0 17 0.4 4.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 10.0 30 0 0 0
Receiving & Rushing Table
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1979 23 SDG NFL WR 1 1 4 70 17.5 0 21 4.0 70.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 17.5 70 0 0
1980 24 SDG NFL WR 2 2 11 173 15.7 0 28 5.5 86.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 15.7 173 0 1
1982 26 GNB NFL WR 2 2 8 188 23.5 2 60 4.0 94.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 23.5 188 2 0
3 Yrs 5 5 23 431 18.7 2 60 4.6 86.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 18.7 431 2 1
17 Game Avg 17 17 78 1465 18.7 7 60 4.6 86.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 78 63.7 1465 7 3
SDG (2 Yrs) 3 3 15 243 16.2 0 28 5.0 81.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 16.2 243 0 1
GNB (1 Yr) 2 2 8 188 23.5 2 60 4.0 94.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 23.5 188 2 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1980 24 SDG NFL WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1356 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-4
1981 25 GNB NFL WR 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 657
8 Yrs 102 96 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 5778
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 963
GNB (4 Yrs) 50 49 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 2294
SDG (3 Yrs) 45 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3454
CLE (1 Yr) 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1978 22 SDG NFL WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-2
8 Yrs 102 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
GNB (4 Yrs) 50 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
SDG (3 Yrs) 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
CLE (1 Yr) 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1980 24 SDG NFL WR 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
3 Yrs 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
GNB (1 Yr) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1978 22 SDG NFL WR 14 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 5.6 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-2
1979 23 SDG NFL WR 15 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 4.0 PB,AP-1
1980 24 SDG NFL WR 16 16 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 4.9 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-4
1981 25 GNB NFL WR 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.8
1983 27 GNB NFL WR 16 16 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6
8 Yrs 102 96 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 282 2.8
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 2.8
GNB (4 Yrs) 50 49 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 1.3
SDG (3 Yrs) 45 45 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 4.8
CLE (1 Yr) 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1982 26 GNB NFL WR 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.0
3 Yrs 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.4
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 2.4
SDG (2 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
GNB (1 Yr) 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Jefferson?

John Jefferson is 68 years old.

When was John Jefferson born?

John Jefferson was born on February 3, 1956.

Where was John Jefferson born?

John Jefferson was born in Dallas, TX.

How tall is John Jefferson?

John Jefferson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did John Jefferson weigh when playing?

John Jefferson weighed 198 lbs (89 kg) when playing.

Is John Jefferson in the Hall of Fame?

John Jefferson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did John Jefferson play?

John Jefferson played 102 games over his career.

How many receptions did John Jefferson have?

John Jefferson had 351 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did John Jefferson have?

John Jefferson had 5,714 receiving yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has John Jefferson won?

John Jefferson has never won a Super Bowl.

When did John Jefferson retire?

John Jefferson last played in 1985.