Greg Jefferson | |
Position: | Defensive end |
Number: | 79 |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 280 |
Draftyear: | 1995 |
Draftround: | 3 |
Draftpick: | 72 |
College: | UCF |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 159 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statvalue2: | 13.5 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 3 |
Aflstatlabel1: | Total tackles |
Aflstatvalue1: | 1 |
Afl: | 10364 |
Gregory Benton Jefferson (born August 31, 1971) is an American educator and former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1995 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at UCF.
Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
12 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | |||
15 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | |||
Career | 54 | 159 | 114 | 45 | 13.5 | 1 | 3 |
Jefferson is currently a teacher for Orange County Public Schools. He has two daughters, both are professional weightlifters who graduated from Ocoee High School.[3]