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)
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 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 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1968 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |