Jermar Jefferson Recognized By FWAA
January 07, 2019 | Football
The honor is his fifth Freshman All-America honor
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Jermar Jefferson has been named a Freshman All-American for the fifth time. On Monday, he was named as one of 32 players nationally to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America team.
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He's also been named a Freshman All-America by ESPN, The Athletic, USA Today and 247Sports. Jefferson, a Harbor City, Calif., native, was also named the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year after the 2018 season.
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Jefferson broke the Oregon State single-season rushing record by a true freshman in 2018 – a mark previously held by Jacquizz Rodgers – with 1,380 yards. That ranks sixth all-time in a single-season at Oregon State. The 1,380 yards also ranks ninth nationally this season and he will finish the season as the leader among freshmen.
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The sociology major became the second player at Oregon State with two 200-yard games in the same season – he hit 254 at Arizona State and 238 versus Southern Utah in the second game of his career. Jefferson joined Steven Jackson (2002) in that category.
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Jefferson is the sixth Oregon State true freshman to be named a Freshman All-American. He joins Rodgers (2008), Michael Phillip (2009), Dylan Wynn (2011), Isaac Seumalo (2012) and Gus Lavaka (2016).
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He's also been named a Freshman All-America by ESPN, The Athletic, USA Today and 247Sports. Jefferson, a Harbor City, Calif., native, was also named the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year after the 2018 season.
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Jefferson broke the Oregon State single-season rushing record by a true freshman in 2018 – a mark previously held by Jacquizz Rodgers – with 1,380 yards. That ranks sixth all-time in a single-season at Oregon State. The 1,380 yards also ranks ninth nationally this season and he will finish the season as the leader among freshmen.
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The sociology major became the second player at Oregon State with two 200-yard games in the same season – he hit 254 at Arizona State and 238 versus Southern Utah in the second game of his career. Jefferson joined Steven Jackson (2002) in that category.
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Jefferson is the sixth Oregon State true freshman to be named a Freshman All-American. He joins Rodgers (2008), Michael Phillip (2009), Dylan Wynn (2011), Isaac Seumalo (2012) and Gus Lavaka (2016).
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on Oregon State football, follow the team's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverFootball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverFootball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverFootball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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