James Jefferson
James Andrew Jefferson, III
Born: November 18, 1963
Portsmouth, VA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 199
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
High School: Henrietta M. King (Kingsville, TX)
Career: 1986-1995
James Jefferson played from 1986 to 1995 during his career with the BC Lions, Seattle Seahawks and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jefferson intercepted 19 passes for 248 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 415 | 9.4 | 76 | 1 |
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 58 | 1 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 71 | 650 | 9.2 | 75 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 87 | 7.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 148 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| CFL | 138 | 1286 | 9.3 | 76 | 3 | |
| Totals | 158 | 1441 | 9.1 | 76 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28 | 666 | 23.8 | 94 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 22 | 511 | 23.2 | 97 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 607 | 23.3 | 97 | 1 | |
| CFL | 41 | 932 | 22.7 | 94 | 1 | |
| Totals | 67 | 1539 | 23.0 | 97 | 2 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 45 | 0 |
| CFL | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 45 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 47 | 2 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| CFL | 17 | 236 | 13.9 | 47 | 2 | |
| Totals | 19 | 248 | 13.1 | 47 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | -17 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | CFL BC Lions | 32 | 31 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL BC Lions | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 56 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 161 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1989 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1987 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 17 | |
| 1988 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | |
| 1989 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL | BC Lions | 14 | |
| 1995 | CFL | BC Lions | 5 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 |
Honors
1987 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1987 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1988 - CFL CFL East All-Star
