Quinton Jefferson

Quinton Jefferson (born March 31, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland.

Quinton Jefferson
Jefferson with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018
No. 90 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:291 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodland Hills
(Churchill, Pennsylvania)
College:Maryland
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:82
Sacks:10.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:6
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Quinton Jefferson was born to Larry and Bahiyyah Jefferson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jefferson attended Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he played both football and basketball.[1]

College career

Jefferson verbally committed to Maryland on January 24, 2011 and signed on February 2.[2] Jefferson played all four years with the Terrapins, playing in 37 games over that span.[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBench press
6 ft 3 7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 291 lb
(132 kg)		 33 3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 8 7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.95 s1.69 s2.83 s4.37 s7.95 s29.0 in
(0.74 m)		24 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Seattle Seahawks

Jefferson was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 147th overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks after the team swapped seventh round picks with the New England Patriots while giving them a fourth round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft in order to move up to #147 in order to select Jefferson.[5] On May 6, 2016, the Seahawks announced that they had signed Jefferson to his rookie contract.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on October 25, 2016, after suffering a knee injury.[7]

On September 2, 2017, Jefferson was waived by the Seahawks.[8]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 3, 2017, Jefferson was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[9] He was waived on September 12, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[10]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On October 2, 2017, Jefferson was signed by the Seahawks off the Rams' practice squad.[11] In Week 14 of the 2017 season, Jefferson was ejected for being involved in a scuffle with some players on the Jacksonville Jaguars. As he was leaving the field, some Jacksonville fans threw drinks at him. Jefferson attempted to climb into the stands in an effort to attack the fans, but was restrained by a team official.[12]

In Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Cincinnati Bengals, Jefferson recorded six tackles and sacked Andy Dalton twice in the 21-20 win.[13]

Buffalo Bills

On March 26, 2020, Jefferson signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[14]

In Week 4 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Jefferson recorded his first career forced fumble, a strip sack on Derek Carr which he recovered himself, during the 30–23 win.[15]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
Regular season
2016SEA 301010.000000.00000
2017 SEA 6 0 7 6 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2018 SEA 16 12 25 15 10 3.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
2019 SEA 14 12 26 14 12 3.5 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Total39245935247.505000.00002
Playoffs
2018 SEA 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2019 SEA 2 2 2 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 3 4 3 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Personal life

Jefferson graduated in December 2015 from the University of Maryland with a degree in family science.[1]

Jefferson is married to Nadia Jefferson and has four children. The oldest three children are daughters, with the youngest two girls being twins, and the youngest child is a boy.[16][17]

References
  1. "99 - Quinton Jefferson". Maryland Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. "Quinton Jefferson". 247.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  3. "DT - Quinton Jefferson - Maryland, Big Ten", NFL.com, retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=108981&draftyear=2016&genpos=dt
  5. Kelly, Danny (April 30, 2016). "NFL Draft Results: Seahawks trade up to select Quinton Jefferson with 5th round pick, 147 overall". FieldGulls.com. SBNation. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. Henderson, Brady (May 6, 2016). "Seahawks sign 9 of 10 draft picks; 13 UDFA signings announced". MyNorthwest.com. ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  7. "Seahawks Sign DE Malliciah Goodman, Place Quinton Jefferson on Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. October 25, 2016.
  8. Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
  9. Simmons, Myles (September 3, 2017). "Rams Assigned Three Players via Waivers". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  10. Lago, Kristen (September 12, 2017). "Rams Sign OT Cornelius Lucas, Waive Dielman and Jefferson". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
  11. Boyle, John (October 2, 2017). "Seahawks Sign DE Quinton Jefferson, Place Chris Carson On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
  12. "Seahawks players ejected in 24-30 loss to Jaguars". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. "Close call: Seahawks hold off Dalton, Bengals for 21-20 win". www.espn.com. Associated Press. September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  14. Williams, Charean (March 17, 2020). "Bills agree to terms with Vernon Butler, Quinton Jefferson". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  15. "Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  16. Ian Furness; Jason Puckett (May 3, 2016). Quinton Jefferson 5-3. Ian & Puck Show (Radio). iHeartRadio. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  17. Orfanides, Effie (January 5, 2019). "Meet Quinton Jefferson's Wife Nadia & Their 4 Kids". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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