Quinton Jefferson
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 31, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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| High school: | Pittsburgh (PA) Woodland Hills | ||
| 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 was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round, 147th overall of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Maryland.
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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]
Professional Career
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] | |||||||||||||||||||
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] On May 6, 2016, the Seahawks announced that they had signed Jefferson to his rookie contract.[5]
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.[6]
References
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External links
- Seattle Seahawks currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- NFL player with deprecated height or weight parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football defensive tackles
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
