Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Houston, TX · St Pius X
Jacob Jefferson: WR · Northwestern · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob Jefferson
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Northwestern receiving corps. A game that shows it: 44 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Rutgers — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 12 | 155 | 12.9 | 2 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 2 |
| Career | 27 | 397 | 14.7 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 2 | 6 | 35 | 19 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | 39 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 1 | −3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 35 | 58 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 21-7vs Rutgers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 7-33@ No. 6 Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs Minnesota | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-17vs No. 19 Iowa | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-35@ No. 20 Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-47@ Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 32 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 21-7
vs Rutgers
3 rec · 44 yds
With D. Adams — -5 rush yds (1 car) · R. Hilinski — 267 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.6 · 15 rush yds (3 car)
3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 20.3 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 44.0 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
45.1%
365 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northwestern, 397 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
