New York Jets | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | February 22, 1969||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | UCF | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 9 / pick: 240 | ||||||||
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Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson Sr. (born February 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2022 and also previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
Jefferson played college football at the University of Central Florida.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.61 s | 2.66 s | 4.19 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [1] |
Jefferson was selected by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1991 NFL draft. [2] In his career, Jefferson appeared in 195 games (along with 12 postseason games), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXIX and Super Bowl XXXI). He finished his career with 470 receptions for 7,023 yards and 29 touchdowns. [3]
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1991 | SDG | 16 | 3 | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 29 | 1 |
1992 | SDG | 16 | 1 | 29 | 377 | 13.0 | 51 | 2 |
1993 | SDG | 16 | 4 | 30 | 391 | 13.0 | 39 | 2 |
1994 | SDG | 16 | 16 | 43 | 627 | 14.6 | 52 | 3 |
1995 | SDG | 16 | 15 | 48 | 621 | 12.9 | 45 | 2 |
1996 | NWE | 15 | 15 | 50 | 771 | 15.4 | 42 | 4 |
1997 | NWE | 16 | 14 | 54 | 841 | 15.6 | 76 | 2 |
1998 | NWE | 16 | 16 | 34 | 771 | 22.7 | 61 | 2 |
1999 | NWE | 16 | 16 | 40 | 698 | 17.5 | 68 | 6 |
2000 | ATL | 16 | 14 | 60 | 822 | 13.7 | 49 | 2 |
2001 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 37 | 539 | 14.6 | 48 | 2 |
2002 | ATL | 13 | 7 | 27 | 394 | 14.6 | 63 | 1 |
2003 | DET | 7 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
195 | 130 | 470 | 7,023 | 14.9 | 76 | 29 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1992 | SDG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
1994 | SDG | 3 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
1995 | SDG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 1 |
1996 | NWE | 3 | 2 | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 38 | 0 |
1997 | NWE | 2 | 2 | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 19 | 0 |
1998 | NWE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
2002 | ATL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
14 | 10 | 36 | 412 | 11.4 | 38 | 2 |
In 2006, Jefferson was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant. In 2007, he was promoted to wide receivers coach.
In 2013, Jefferson was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their wide receivers coach.
On January 12, 2016, Jefferson was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their wide receivers coach under head coach Adam Gase. [4]
In 2019, Jefferson followed Gase to be his assistant head coach and wide receivers coach with the New York Jets. [5]
On January 19, 2021, Jefferson was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their wide receivers coach under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, replacing David Raih. On May 10, 2022, Jefferson was promoted to associate head coach. [6]
On February 19, 2023, the Carolina Panthers hired Jefferson as their wide receivers coach. [7]
Jefferson's son is Van Jefferson, a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Ole Miss and Florida. [8]
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