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Roy Jefferson

Roy Lee Jefferson

Position: WR-SE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: November 9, 1943 in Texarkana, TX
College: Utah   (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 72 (581st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

87 87 80

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 9:25PM
All-Time Rank: #716. Babe Parilli… #717. Bob Dee… #718. Walt Sweeney… #719. ROY JEFFERSON… #720. Dwight Clark… #721. Tom Newberry… #722. James Harrison… 

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1965 22 PIT PR 87 10 13 287 22.1 1 50 1.3 28.7 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 286 1 3 2
1966 23 PIT PR/SE 87 14 32 772 24.1 4 84 2.3 55.1 2 36 0 24 18.0 2.6 0.1 808 4 3 9
1967 24 PIT 87 13 29 459 15.8 4 58 2.2 35.3 5 -11 0 20 -2.2 -0.8 0.4 448 4 1 5
1968* 25 PIT PR/SE 87 14 58 1074 18.5 11 62 4.1 76.7 6 57 0 22 9.5 4.1 0.4 1131 11 3 12
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 87 14 67 1079 16.1 9 63 4.8 77.1 4 46 0 22 11.5 3.3 0.3 1125 9 3 11
1970 27 BAL WR 87 14 0 44 749 17.0 7 55 3.1 53.5 4 47 0 19 11.8 3.4 0.3 796 7 1 10
1971* 28 WAS 80 14 0 47 701 14.9 4 70 3.4 50.1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0.9 0.1 714 4 0 9
1972 29 WAS WR 80 14 14 35 550 15.7 3 45 2.5 39.3 550 3 1 9
1973 30 WAS WR 80 14 14 41 595 14.5 1 36 2.9 42.5 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 596 1 0 8
1974 31 WAS WR 80 14 43 654 15.2 4 43 3.1 46.7 654 4 1 9
1975 32 WAS 80 13 0 15 255 17.0 2 36 1.2 19.6 255 2 1 3
1976 33 WAS WR 80 14 14 27 364 13.5 2 27 1.9 26.0 364 2 1 4
Career 162 42 451 7539 16.7 52 84 2.8 46.5 25 188 0 24 7.5 1.2 0.2 7727 52 18 91
6 yrs WAS 83 42 208 3119 15.0 16 70 2.5 37.6 3 14 0 13 4.7 0.2 0.0 3133 16 4 42
5 yrs PIT 65 0 199 3671 18.4 29 84 3.1 56.5 18 127 0 24 7.1 2.0 0.3 3798 29 13 39
1 yr BAL 14 0 44 749 17.0 7 55 3.1 53.5 4 47 0 19 11.8 3.4 0.3 796 7 1 10

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1965 22 PIT PR 87 10 13 100 0 67 7.7 386
1966 23 PIT PR/SE 87 14 12 29 0 12 2.4 837
1967 24 PIT 87 13 1 10 0 10 10.0 458
1968* 25 PIT PR/SE 87 14 28 274 1 80 9.8 1405
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 87 14 4 23 0 9 5.8 4 80 0 27 20.0 1228
1970 27 BAL WR 87 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 807
Career 162 42 58 436 1 80 7.5 5 91 0 27 18.2 8254
5 yrs PIT 65 0 58 436 1 80 7.5 4 80 0 27 20.0 4314
1 yr BAL 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 807

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965 22 PIT PR 87 10 0 3 1 0 0
1966 23 PIT PR/SE 87 14 0 3 2 0 0
1967 24 PIT 87 13 0 1 1 0 0
1968* 25 PIT PR/SE 87 14 0 3 1 0 0
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 87 14 0 3 1 0 0
1970 27 BAL WR 87 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
1972 29 WAS WR 80 14 14 0 1 1 0 0
1973 30 WAS WR 80 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
1974 31 WAS WR 80 14 0 1 0 0 0
1975 32 WAS 80 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
1976 33 WAS WR 80 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 162 42 0 18 8 0 0
6 yrs WAS 83 42 0 4 2 0 0
5 yrs PIT 65 0 0 13 6 0 0
1 yr BAL 14 0 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 22 PIT PR 87 10 1 1 6
1966 23 PIT PR/SE 87 14 4 4 24
1967 24 PIT 87 13 4 4 24
1968* 25 PIT PR/SE 87 14 11 1 12 72
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 87 14 9 9 54
1970 27 BAL WR 87 14 0 7 7 42
1971* 28 WAS 80 14 0 4 4 24
1972 29 WAS WR 80 14 14 3 3 18
1973 30 WAS WR 80 14 14 1 1 6
1974 31 WAS WR 80 14 4 4 24
1975 32 WAS 80 13 0 2 2 12
1976 33 WAS WR 80 14 14 2 2 12
Career 162 42 52 1 53 318
6 yrs WAS 83 42 16 16 96
5 yrs PIT 65 0 29 1 30 180
1 yr BAL 14 0 7 7 42
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Howard Twilley, Kyle Rote, Freddie Mitchell, Paul Johns, Patrick Crayton, Torrance Small, Reggie Rucker, Al Denson, Aaron Cox, Stephen Baker
4 Kyle Rote, Dave Logan, John Carson, Eddie Kennison, Michael Haynes, Steve Breaston, Marcus Robinson, Reggie Rucker, David Givens, Robert Clark
5 Dave Logan, Justin McCareins, Michael Haynes, Frank Grant, J.T. Smith, Randy Vataha, Billy Johnson, Steve Watson, Marty Booker, Bernard Berrian
6 Glenn Doughty, J.D. Hill, Ashley Lelie, Mervyn Fernandez, Steve Watson, Webster Slaughter, Eric Parker, Bill Schroeder, Jerricho Cotchery, Pat Tilley
7 Michael Haynes, Steve Watson, Ron Jessie, Lee Evans, Glenn Doughty, Bert Emanuel, Johnnie Morton, Pat Tilley, Bill Schroeder, Brian Blades
8 Brian Blades, Al Toon, Steve Watson, Chris Chambers, Carlos Carson, Cris Carter*, Ricky Sanders, Duriel Harris, Johnnie Morton, Anquan Boldin
9 Brian Blades, Reggie Rucker, Chris Chambers, Cris Carter*, Johnnie Morton, Derrick Alexander, Donald Driver, Carlos Carson, Darrell Jackson, Duriel Harris
10 Ernest Givins, Brian Blades, Eric Martin, Cris Carter*, Reggie Rucker, Chris Chambers, Johnnie Morton, Donald Driver, Tony Hill, Rob Moore
11 Ernest Givins, Brian Blades, Eric Martin, Rob Moore, Reggie Rucker, Chris Chambers, Terry Glenn, Johnnie Morton, Amani Toomer, Donald Driver
12 Ernest Givins, Eric Martin, Reggie Rucker, Amani Toomer, Brian Blades, Terry Glenn, Johnnie Morton, Rob Moore, Eddie Kennison, Chris Chambers
Career Ernest Givins, Eric Martin, Reggie Rucker, Brian Blades, Terry Glenn, Rob Moore, Chris Chambers, Johnnie Morton, Eddie Kennison, Freddie Solomon

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

All-Pro Teams

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 27 14 WR 122 65 9 18
1971 28 14 WR 95 28 17 44
1972 29 14 WR 73 7 27 65
1973 30 14 WR 66 3 26 67
1974 31 14 WR 89 30 12 37
1975 32 13 WR 38 54
1976 33 14 WR 48 43
531 133