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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

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1965 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1965 22 PIT RET 10 0 13 287 22.1 1 50 1.3 28.7 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 286 1 3
1966 23 PIT SE 14 0 32 772 24.1 4 84 2.3 55.1 2 36 0 24 18.0 2.6 0.1 808 4 3
1967 24 PIT se 13 0 29 459 15.8 4 58 2.2 35.3 5 -11 0 20 -2.2 -0.8 0.4 448 4 1
1968* 25 PIT SE 14 0 58 1074 18.5 11 62 4.1 76.7 6 57 0 22 9.5 4.1 0.4 1131 11 3
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 14 0 67 1079 16.1 9 63 4.8 77.1 4 46 0 22 11.5 3.3 0.3 1125 9 3
1970 27 BAL WR 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
1971* 28 WAS 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
1972 29 WAS WR 14 14 35 550 15.7 3 45 2.5 39.3 550 3 1
1973 30 WAS WR 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
1974 31 WAS WR 14 0 43 654 15.2 4 43 3.1 46.7 654 4 1
1975 32 WAS wr 13 0 15 255 17.0 2 36 1.2 19.6 255 2 1
1976 33 WAS WR 14 14 27 364 13.5 2 27 1.9 26.0 364 2 1
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
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
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
1 yr IND 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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1965 22 PIT RET 10 0 13 100 0 67 7.7 386
1966 23 PIT SE 14 0 12 29 0 12 2.4 837
1967 24 PIT se 13 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 458
1968* 25 PIT SE 14 0 28 274 1 80 9.8 1405
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 14 0 4 23 0 9 5.8 4 80 0 27 20.0 1228
1970 27 BAL WR 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 IND 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 807

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965 22 PIT RET 10 0 3 1 0 0
1966 23 PIT SE 14 0 3 2 0 0
1967 24 PIT se 13 0 1 1 0 0
1968* 25 PIT SE 14 0 3 1 0 0
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 14 0 3 1 0 0
1970 27 BAL WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
1972 29 WAS WR 14 14 1 1 0 0
1973 30 WAS WR 14 14 0 1 0 0
1974 31 WAS WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
1975 32 WAS wr 13 0 1 0 0 0
1976 33 WAS WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Career 162 42 18 8 0 0
6 yrs WAS 83 42 4 2 0 0
5 yrs PIT 65 0 13 6 0 0
1 yr IND 14 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 22 PIT RET 10 0 1 6
1966 23 PIT SE 14 0 4 24
1967 24 PIT se 13 0 4 24
1968* 25 PIT SE 14 0 11 1 72
1969*+ 26 PIT SE 14 0 9 54
1970 27 BAL WR 14 0 7 42
1971* 28 WAS 14 0 4 24
1972 29 WAS WR 14 14 3 18
1973 30 WAS WR 14 14 1 6
1974 31 WAS WR 14 0 4 24
1975 32 WAS wr 13 0 2 12
1976 33 WAS WR 14 14 2 12
Career 162 42 52 1 318
6 yrs WAS 83 42 16 96
5 yrs PIT 65 0 29 1 180
1 yr IND 14 0 7 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1971

1st-team All-Pro

1969

Receptions

1968 NFL 58 (2)
1969 NFL 67 (3)
1971 NFL 47 (8)
Career 451 (134)

Receiving Yds

1968 NFL 1074 (1)

1969 NFL 1079 (2)
1974 NFL 654 (10)
Career 7539 (86)

Receiving TD

1968 NFL 11 (2)
1969 NFL 9 (4)
1970 NFL 7 (9)
Career 52 (82)

Long Reception

1966 NFL 84 (6)

Yds/Reception

1966 NFL 24.1 (1-- 21)

1968 NFL 18.5 (8)
Career 16.7 (99)

Receiving Yds/Game

1968 NFL 76.7 (1)

1969 NFL 77.1 (2)
Career 46.5 (173)

Touchdowns

1968 NFL 12 (3)
1969 NFL 9 (9)
Career 53 (171)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1968 NFL 11 (4)
1969 NFL 9 (8)
Career 52 (172)

Non-Offensive TDs

1968 NFL 1 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1968 NFL 1131 (5)
1969 NFL 1125 (6)
Career 7727 (172)

All-Purpose Yds

1968 NFL 1405 (5)
1969 NFL 1228 (8)

Yds/Touch

1968 NFL 15.3 (1-- 57)

Career 15.3 (66)

Punt Returns

1968 NFL 28 (1)

Punt Return Yds

1968 NFL 274 (3)

Punt Return TD

1968 NFL 1 (2-- 89)
Career 1 (141)

Long Punt Return

1965 NFL 67 (2)
1968 NFL 80 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1968 NFL 9.8 (5)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 29 13 37
1975 32 13 WR 38 56
1976 33 14 WR 48 43
531 132