Quinton Jefferson
| No. 92 Seattle Seahawks | |||
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | March 31, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Woodland Hills High School | ||
| College: | Maryland | ||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Quinton Jefferson (born March 31, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.
Early years
Quinton Jefferson was born to Larry and Bahiyyah Jefferson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jefferson attended Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he played both football and basketball.[1]
College career
Maryland Terrapins
Jefferson verbally committed to the Maryland on January 24, 2011 and signed on February 2.[2] Jefferson played all four years with the Terrapins, playing in 37 games over that span.[1]
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in | 291 lb | 333⁄8 in | 87⁄8 in | 4.95 s | 4.37 s | 7.95 s | 29.0 in | 24 reps | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Professional Career
Seattle Seahawks
Jefferson was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 147th overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks after the team swapped 7th rounders with the New England Patriots while giving them a 4th rounder in the 2017 NFL Draft in order to move up to #147 in order to select Jefferson.[4]
Personal
Jefferson graduated in December of 2015 from the University of Maryland with a degree in family science.[1]
Jefferson is married and has three daughters, the youngest are twins.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "99 - Quinton Jefferson". Maryland Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Quinton Jefferson". 247.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "DT - Quinton Jefferson - Maryland, Big Ten", NFL.com, retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Kelly, Danny (April 30, 2016). "NFL Draft Results: Seahawks trade up to select Quinton Jefferson with 5th round pick, 147 overall". FieldGulls.com. SBNation. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Ian Furness; Jason Puckett (May 3, 2016). Quinton Jefferson 5-3. Ian & Puck Show (Radio) (iHeartRadio). Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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