Roy Jefferson

Roy Lee Jefferson
Born: November 9, 1943
Texarkana, TX USA
Position: WR-SE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Utah
High School: Compton (CA)
Career: 1965-1976
Drafted: 1965 in Round 2, #14 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Drafted: 1965 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

Roy Jefferson played from 1965 to 1976 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Jefferson caught 451 passes for 7,539 yards and 52 receiving touchdowns in his career.


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Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1965NFL Pittsburgh Steelers1-1-1.0-1 0
1966NFL Pittsburgh Steelers23618.024 0
1967NFL Pittsburgh Steelers5-11-2.220 0
1968NFL Pittsburgh Steelers6579.522 0
1969NFL Pittsburgh Steelers44611.522 0
1970NFL Baltimore Colts44711.819 0
1971NFL Washington Redskins2136.513 0
1973NFL Washington Redskins111.00
Totals251887.524 0

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1965NFL Pittsburgh Steelers1328722.150 1
1966NFL Pittsburgh Steelers3277224.184 4
1967NFL Pittsburgh Steelers2945915.858 4
1968NFL Pittsburgh Steelers58107418.562 11
1969NFL Pittsburgh Steelers67107916.163 9
1970NFL Baltimore Colts4474917.055 7
1971NFL Washington Redskins4770114.970 4
1972NFL Washington Redskins3555015.745 3
1973NFL Washington Redskins4159514.536 1
1974NFL Washington Redskins4365415.243 4
1975NFL Washington Redskins1525517.036 2
1976NFL Washington Redskins2736413.527 2
Totals451753916.784 52

Punt Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1965NFL Pittsburgh Steelers131007.767 0
1966NFL Pittsburgh Steelers12292.412 0
1967NFL Pittsburgh Steelers11010.010 0
1968NFL Pittsburgh Steelers282749.880 1
1969NFL Pittsburgh Steelers4235.80
Totals584367.580 1

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1969NFL Pittsburgh Steelers48020.027 0
1970NFL Baltimore Colts11111.011 0
Totals59118.227 0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:



Playing Career:


Honors

1968 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)


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