University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Will Jefferson Jr.
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Colorado
- Major:
- Mathematics
2013: Had an impressive senior season playing 11 of 12 games while starting eight ... Recorded 51 pass receptions for 703 yards and five touchdowns ... On November 9 at North Dakota, caught eight passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns ... Also totaled 17 kick returns for 334 yards; the most of any player on the team.
2012: Played in 10 of the 11 games, starting on Homecoming against Montana... Caught 18 passes for 268 yards and one touchdown... Was second on the team in both kickoff return and punt return yards, gaining 238 and 38, respectively... Also recorded two rushes for 20 yards with a long of 14 at Utah... Had a season-best 76 receiving yards in the win at Portland State... Had 138 all-purpose yards in the win at Weber State after recording 99 kickoff return yards.
2011 (at Colorado): Missed the entire season due to injury.
2010 (at Colorado): Played in all 12 games, catching 14 passes for 177 yards and one touchdown... Also returned eight kickoffs for a total of 203 yards... His 25.4 yard per return average was second-best on the team... Carried the ball 23 times for 137 yards, including a long of 45 yards... Had a season-best 46 yards receiving against both Georgia and Texas Tech.
2009 (at Colorado): Played in all 12 games (including four starts (Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State)... Caught six passes for 45 yards for the year, two of which went for 10-plus yards and four earned first downs... Had one multiple catch game, coming at Oklahoma State (2 for 13); his other receptions came against Wyoming, Kansas (where he had his long gain of 11), Missouri and Texas A&M.
High School: Earned first-team All-CIF, All-Area and All-Inland Valley League honors as a senior, when he was a dual threat as a running back and wide receiver... Rushed 116 times for 755 yards (6.5 per carry) and four touchdowns, while hauling in 83 receptions for 1,146 yards (13.8 per catch) and 12 touchdowns... Set single game and season school records for receptions, receiving yards and all-purpose yards (325, 2,207)... On special teams, averaged 17.2 yards on punt returns (4-86) and 27.5 on kickoff returns (8-220)... Defensively, he played free safety and cornerback, racking up 69 tackles (33 solo), with 22 pass deflections, four forced fumbles, two recoveries and two interceptions (which he returned 66 yards)... Did not compete as a junior, as California rules dictated he sit out a year after transferring from Valley View, which was also in Moreno Valley... As a sophomore at Valley View, was strictly a tailback, rushing 58 times for 430 yards and seven touchdowns and caught six passes for 102 yards and a score in earning first-team All-Inland Valley accolades... Also lettered once as a prep in track (sprints), and was a CIF qualifier his senior year.
Personal: Born May 19 in Columbus, Ohio... Majoring in communications.
