Junior cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Tylertown, MS
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 34 nationally · Joined Mississippi State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
Amarien Jefferson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has spent two seasons in the Mississippi State secondary. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against South Carolina, Week 3, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–34
7 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +7 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 8-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this season15 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Boise Ross’s 2016 season.
Matches Boise on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lejond Cavazos's sophomore season at North Carolina (2022).
Matches Lejond on
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