Jermar Jefferson

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
217
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Harbor City, Calif.
High School:
Narbonne

CAREER
• Played in 27 games, making 21 starts
• Ranks fifth all-time at Oregon State with 2,923 rushing yards. Is fifth with 15 100-yard rushing efforts. Also fifth with 27 rushing touchdowns
• 2018 Freshman All-American by The Athletic, ESPN, USA Today, the FWAA and 247Sports
• 2020 Co-Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year by Associated Press
• 2020 AP and Coaches All-Pac-12 First Team
• 2018 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• 2020 Doak Walker Award semifinalist. 2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week in 2020

2020 (JUNIOR)
• Played in and started six games
• Associated Press Co-Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
• AP and Coaches All-Pac-12 First Team
• Doak Walker Award semifinalist
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 23 and Nov. 30. First Oregon State back-to-back selection since Jacquizz Rodgers in 2008
• Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll on Nov. 30
• College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year watch list
• Finished the season with 858 rushing yards on 133 carries - an average of 6.5 yards per rush
• Second in the Pac-12 in overall rush yards at 858. Eighth in points per game (7.0). Third in all-purpose yards (159.5) per game
• Also caught nine passes for 67 yards
• Ran for a rivalry record 226 yards on 29 carries with two touchdowns in the win over Oregon. Scored on an 82-yard rush in the first quarter, the longest run of his career. Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after the effort
• Carried the ball 18 times for 196 yards and a touchdown in the win over California. Scored the TD on a 75-yard run, at the time the longest of his career. Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week two days later
• Carried the ball 23 times for 133 yards and one touchdown at Washington
• Opened the season with 120 yards on 21 carries against Washington State. Scored three times. Also caught five passes for 50 yards
• Ended the season with 103 yards rushing on 24 carries against Arizona State
• Athlon Sports preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Doak Walker Award preseason watch list

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in nine games, making six starts
• Carried the ball 142 times for 685 yards and eight touchdowns. Caught nine passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns
• Gained 183 yards on 31 carries in game two of the season, at Hawai’i, scoring once
• Scored three rushing touchdowns and gained 105 yards on 22 carries in the win at Arizona
• Scored four touchdowns at Washington State - two on the ground and two via receptions. Gained 132 yards on 21 carries and caught three passes for 52 yards. One score came on a 39-yard pass, the longest reception of his career
• Ended the season with 20 carries for 81 yards and a score at Oregon
• Doak Walker Award Watch List

2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 12 games, making nine starts
• Named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic, ESPN, USA Today, the FWAA and 247Sports
• Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Set the Oregon State true freshman rushing record with 1,380 yards. Averaged 5.8 yards per rush on 239 carries
• Rushed for 254 yards at Arizona State, the second-best single-game total in OSU history
• Also rushed for 238 yards against Southern Utah, the fourth-best mark at OSU
• His 1,380 rushing yards ranks sixth in a season at OSU. The 1,380 yards led all freshmen nationally and was ninth overall regardless of class
• Tallied seven 100-yard games
• Scored 12 touchdowns, with four apiece versus Southern Utah and Washington State. First player in OSU history with two four-score games in the same season
• Tallied 41 carries of 10 or more yards, ranking second in the Pac-12 and seventh nationally. Finished with 15 rushes of 20 or more yards, most in the Pac-12 and tied for fifth nationally
• Added 25 receptions for 147 yards
• Scored twice and rushed for 106 yards at Nevada
• Carried the ball 25 times against Washington State, garnering 138 yards and scored four times
• Rushed for 135 yards on 30 carries against Colorado in the overtime victory. Set a season-best with 49 receiving yards against the Buffaloes, making six catches
• Gained 109 yards on 19 carries at Stanford, followed by 115 yards on 19 attempts at Washington
• Named to the Touchdown Club of Columbus 2019 Players to Watch List after the 2018 season
• Doak Walker Award watch list

NARBONNE HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter at the high school level, first for Redondo Union High School, then Narbonne High School. Lettered under head coach Manuel Douglas at Narbonne
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Helped Narbonne High School to a 12-3 record as a senior and a state championship. Ran for 225 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries in the semifinal game. Added three receptions for 55 yards and one score
• He rushed for 1,861 yards in 2017, scoring 34 touchdowns. Carried the ball 205 times for a 9.1 yard per rush average. Added 23 receptions for 372 yards - 16.2 yards per catch - with three touchdowns
• Played his junior year at Redondo Union, where he carried the ball 212 times for 1,327 yards and 16 touchdowns. Added 16 receptions for 161 yards and one touchdown
• Earned all-city honors during his career
• Also lettered in track

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sociology
• Son of Tracy Green and Herb Jefferson
• Has one brother, Jermale
• Father, Herb, played football at Sonoma State
• Named to the academic honor roll during his high school career
• Chose Oregon State “because I thought it was the best fit for me.”