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	Jordan Jefferson - '08 Signee Highlights

2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Offensive MVP

Pre-2010 Capital One Bowl Update:

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009)
In first full year as LSU’s starting quarterback after taking over the role in the 2008 regular-season finale against Arkansas ... Is 9-4 as a starting quarterback, which includes an 8-3 record this year ... Played and started 11 games in 2009 ... Missed Louisiana Tech contest with an ankle injury ... Returned to action a week later against Ole Miss ... Second-youngest quarterback to start a season-opener for LSU as he was 19 years, 12 days old against Washington ... Only NFL Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle was younger (18 years, 11 months, 6 days old) in 1945 against Rice ... In 11 games, he has completed 169-of-272 passes for 1,964 yards with 16 touchdowns and only six interceptions ... Completed 17-of-25 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns with only one INT against Arkansas ... Passed for a career-high 250 yards with two touchdowns on 19-of-37 passes at Ole Miss ... Threw for 114 yards and one TD on 10-of-17 passing at Alabama ... Completed 11-of-17 passes for 163 yards with two touchdowns and one interception versus Tulane ... Threw for 242 yards against Auburn on 21-of-31 passing with two touchdown passes and one TD run ... Became the first LSU QB since Matt Flynn in 2007 to run for a TD and throw a TD pass in one game, and he became the first LSU QB since Marcus Randall in 2004 to run and throw for a TD in the same quarter ... Completed 11-of-17 passes for 96 yards versus Florida with one interception ... Was 18-of-27 for 212 yards and one interception at Georgia and rushed the ball 16 times with a career long of 26 yards ... Completed 15 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns at Mississippi State ... Finished 16-of-25 for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns against UL-Lafayette ... Threw his first interception of the season versus ULL, snapping a streak of 100-straight passes without an INT ... Completed 20-of-29 passes for 138 yards against Vanderbilt ... Was 11-of-19 for 172 yards and a career-best three touchdowns at Washington in the third start of his career ... His three touchdown passes were the most since Jarrett Lee threw three TDs Oct. 25, 2008, against Georgia ... Was the first LSU quarterback to throw three touchdown passes in a season opener since JaMarcus Russell threw three TDs against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 2, 2006.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Talented true freshman who took over as the starter for the Tigers in late November ... Played in a total of seven games, starting twice  ... Starts came at Arkansas and against Georgia Tech in Chick-fil-A Bowl ... Guided LSU to a 1-1 mark as the starter ... Finished season by connecting on 36 of 73 passes for 419 yards, four touchdowns and just one interception ... Also rushed for 134 yards and one TD on 49 carries ... Capped rookie season by leading Tigers to a 38-3 upset win over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech in Chick-fil-A Bowl ... Named the offensive MVP of Chick-fil-A Bowl after completing 16 of 25 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown ... Added 25 rushing yards in win over Georgia Tech ... Connected on his first nine passes against Georgia Tech and was 11-of-12 in the first half as LSU led 35-3 at halftime ... In first tart of career vs. Arkansas, completed 9-of-21 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns ... Also rushed 19 times for 50 yards versus the Razorbacks ... Completed 10-of-20 passes for 129 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass against Ole Miss in what was his first extensive action of his career ... Also carried the ball 10 times for 23 yards and threw one interception vs. Ole Miss ... Spelled an injured Jarrtt Lee in the first half against Ole Miss in week 11 and remained the starter the rest of the way ... ... Saw action on a number of drives versus Troy ... Finished 1-of-6 passing for five yards against the Trojans ... Also rushed for 17 yards on seven carries and recorded his first career rushing touchdown on a pivotal fourth-down conversion in the Tigers’ comeback over Troy ... Played on the Tigers’ final drive against Tulane, rushing the ball one time for three yards ... Came in on a goal-line situation against Mississippi State and carried the ball for two yards down to the one-yard line ... Against North Texas he fired one pass that was incomplete but rushed the ball one time for 14 yards in the fourth quarter.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top prep quarterbacks as a senior at Destrehan High School ... Named a high school All-America by SuperPrep Magazine ... Named a Top 20 quarterback by Scout.com and named a Top 10 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com ... Considered a four-star pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com ... Impressed coaches and players with his athletic ability at the Nike camp in Columbia, Mo. ... A member of Rivals.com Top 250 ... Earned Louisiana Top 40 honors from Rivals.com ... Named to the Superprep All-Southwest team ... A 2008 Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen selection ... Named to the Class 5A all-state first team as a senior ... Also named the Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year ... As a senior in 2007, helped Destrehan High School clinch the Class 5A state championship, finishing with a 15-0 record ... Threw for 2,846 yards, 24 touchdowns and only three interceptions during Destrehan’s championship season ... Completed 64.8 percent of his passes for a quarterback rating of 172.5 ... Started the first half of his junior season in 2006 before suffering a broken wrist after slamming it into the helmet of current LSU defensive tackle Drake Nevis ... Guided Destrehan to a 6-0 record, passing for 1,666 yards, 20 touchdowns and four interceptions during his junior season ... Finished his high school career with a perfect record (21-0) in games in which he started ... Coached by Steve Robichaux.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jordan Jamal Jefferson ... Born Aug. 25, 1990 in Covington, La. ... Parents are John and Elaine Jefferson ... Has two siblings – Rickey and Justin ... Majoring in business.

PASSING SEASON HIGHS
Attempts: 37 vs. Ole Miss
Completions: 21 vs. Auburn
Yards: 250 vs. Ole Miss
Touchdowns: 3 vs. Washington

CAREER HIGHS
Attempts: 37 vs. Ole Miss, 2009
Completions: 21 vs. Auburn, 2009
Yards: 250 vs. Ole Miss, 2009
Touchdowns: 3 vs. Washington, 2009

RUSHING SEASON HIGHS
Attempts: 16 vs. Georgia
Yards: 42 vs. Washington
Touchdowns: 1 vs. Auburn
Long: 26 vs. Georgia

CAREER HIGHS
Attempts: 19 vs. Arkansas, 2008
Yards: 50 vs. Arkansas, 2008
Touchdowns: 1, twice
Long: 26 vs. Georgia, 2009

JEFFERSON’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS

JEFFERSON’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS