Jordan Jamal Jefferson is an American

United States

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 college football

College football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

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 with the LSU Tigers

LSU Tigers

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 of the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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. Jefferson was the starting quarterback for the 2009

2009 LSU Tigers football team

The 2009 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Les Miles who served his fifth year at the helm of LSU football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

 and 2010

2010 LSU Tigers football team

The 2010 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Les Miles in his 6th season. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Southeastern Conference in the Western...

 seasons.

Early years

Jefferson attended Destrehan High School

Destrehan High School

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 in Destrehan, Louisiana

Destrehan, Louisiana

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, where he was one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country.

College career

As a true freshman in 2008, Jefferson appeared in 7 games, starting two of them including the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl

2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl

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 of which he was the offensive MVP in a 38-3 win over Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

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.

As a sophomore in 2009, Jefferson was the full time starter. He started 12 of LSU's 13 games, missing the game against Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

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 due to injury. He was 8-4 as a starter, throwing for 2,166 yards, 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Jefferson and the LSU Tigers lost the 2010 Capital One Bowl

2010 Capital One Bowl

The 2010 Capital One Bowl was the sixty-fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game was played on January 1 and matched the LSU Tigers against the Penn State Nittany Lions...

 to the Penn State Nittany Lions

2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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 19-17.

In the 2010 regular season, Jefferson threw for 1,253 yards, four touchdowns and nine interceptions while sharing the quarterback duties with Jarrett Lee. Jefferson and Lee led the Tigers to a 10-2 record in the regular season and beat the Texas A&M Aggies

2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The team's defense was led by first-year coach Tim...

 in the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic

2011 Cotton Bowl Classic

The 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was the 75th edition of the annual post-season college football bowl game that was part of the 2010–11 bowl season of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game featured the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference who defeated the Texas A&M Aggies of...

 with a final score of 41-24. In that game, Jefferson threw for 158 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

On August 26, 2011 police issued felony arrest warrants for Jefferson charging him and fellow LSU player Joshua Johns with second-degree battery during an August 19, 2011 bar fight in Baton Rogue, LA.

College career statistics

Year	| Passing					| Rushing
	Comp	Att	Yards	TDs	Int	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2008 2008 LSU Tigers football team The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Les Miles who entered his fourth year at the helm of LSU Football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...	36	73	419	4	1	49	134	2.7	1
2009 2009 LSU Tigers football team The 2009 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Les Miles who served his fifth year at the helm of LSU football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...	182	296	2166	17	7	112	171	1.5	1
2010 2010 LSU Tigers football team The 2010 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Les Miles in his 6th season. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Southeastern Conference in the Western...	118	209	1,411	7	10	123	450	3.7	7
2011 2011 LSU Tigers football team The 2011 LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by seventh year head coach Les Miles and play their home games at Tiger Stadium...	45	68	654	5	1	55	253	4.6	3
Totals	381	646	4,650	33	19	330	1008		12