La'Darius Jefferson
La'Darius Jefferson
Wears you down at the goal line. This is his third year in the same backfield at Western Michigan. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-MAC. One game to point at: 66 rush yds, 16 rec yds against Ball State — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan, 1,326 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tim Lester.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 56 | 235 | 4.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 185 | 836 | 4.5 | 10 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 78 | 255 | 3.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 319 | 1,326 | 4.2 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022
W 44–7
vs New Hampshire
36 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 37-point win at home against New Hampshire.
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Thad Franklin’s 2022 season.
Matches Thad on
Differs from Thad on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Marco Lee's graduate season at South Alabama (2022).
Matches Marco on
Differs from Marco on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2022-8%
Down 8% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).