Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Justin Jefferson has been at Alabama through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 14 tackles, 1 sacks against Vanderbilt — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 144 tackles — drafted at #149 overall by Cleveland.
Career Arc
Featured in The Canon
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 24–21
at Georgia
8 TOT · 5 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Lathan’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Yvandy Rigby's junior season at Temple (2022).
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