Jermar Jefferson
Jermar Jefferson (born April 15, 2000) is an American football running back for the Oregon State Beavers.[1][2][3]
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Sociology |
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| High school | Narbonne (CA) |
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| Born: | April 15, 2000 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
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Early years
Jefferson initially attended high school at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California, before transferring to Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California in his senior year.[4] Jefferson received an offer from and committed to Oregon State University in his senior year, while also receiving an offer to play football at the University of Southern California.[5] Jefferson enrolled at OSU in 2018.
College career
2018
Jefferson became the school's starting running back as a true freshman and rushed for 238 yards in his second game. Three weeks later, he rushed for a career-high 254 yards in a 52-24 loss to Arizona State.[6] Through the first six games of his freshman season, Jefferson ranked third among all Division I FBS players with 865 rushing yards.[7] Jefferson ended the season with twelve touchdown runs, 1,380 rushing yards, and was named Pac-12 freshman offensive player of the year.[5]
2019
Jefferson returned to the Beavers for his sophomore season in 2019.[8]
References
- Lawson, Theo (October 4, 2018). "Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson leads new generation of running backs in Pac-12". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- Daschel, Nick (October 2, 2018). "Oregon State freshman Jermar Jefferson driven by humility, work ethic". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- Gress, Steve (October 10, 2018). "OSU football: Jefferson bursts on the scene for Beavers". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- Sondheimer, Eirc (March 13, 2017). "Football: Redondo RB Jermar Jefferson transfers to Narbonne". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- Harris, Jack (July 30, 2019). "Why are USC and UCLA losing more local recruits to Pac-12 rivals?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- "Jermar Jefferson Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- "FBS (Division I-A) Statistics - 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- Peterson, Anne M. (August 17, 2019). "Oregon State football still in rebuilding mode". The Columbian. Associated Press. Retrieved September 17, 2019.