2022 / AS A FIFTH YEAR SENIOR
• Appeared and started in the first five games of the season
• Recorded 17 total tackles, including 12 solo stops
• Ranked third on the team in interceptions after hauling in two
• Tallied five pass break-ups with one in each of his five games played
• Returned an interception for a 72-yard touchdown against Penn State (Sept. 1)
• Also tallied a season-high seven tackles, including five solos against the Nittany Lions (Sept. 1)
• Racked up three tackles and a 55-yard interception return in the win over FAU (Sept. 24)
2021 / AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in 12 games in several defensive packages
• Recorded 47 tackles, 36 solos, 2.5 tackles-for-loss
• Intercepted one pass and broke up four others
• Made four tackles, all solo with a tackle-for-loss, at UConn (Sept. 11)
• Added another four solo tackles and a tackle-for-loss against Illinois (Sept. 25)
• Picked off a pass against Nebraska (Oct. 30)
• Recorded seven tackles, including five solos, and a pass breakup against Ohio State (Nov. 13)
• Tallied a season-high 15 tackles and nine solos in win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
2020 / AS A JUNIOR (AT FINDLAY)
• Associated Press DII first-team All-American
• G-MAC Defensive Player of the Year
• First-team all G-MAC
• Led the team with 25 tackles in six games
• Had a pair of interceptions on the year, including a 92-yard pick-6 against Walsh
• Returned a fumble 47 yards for touchdown at Kentucky Wesleyan
• Broke up a team-high four passes
2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE (AT FINDLAY)
• Appeared and started in all 11 games
• D2CCA first-team All-American
• Associated Press DII first-team All-American
• D2CCA Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year and-first team all-region
• Don Hansen Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Region
• Defensive Player of the Year in the G-MAC and first-team all G-MAC
• Co-national leader in Division II with nine interceptions and averaged almost six tackles per game, 62 total on the season
• Forced fumble and had two fumble recoveries
• Recorded a pair of tackles for loss
• Defensive player of the week in the conference in week 6 and week 10
• Recorded three interceptions against Walsh, a new conference record
• Tied the Findlay record with his ninth interception of the season in the 10th game of the year, while also recording 11 tackles and a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Ashland
• Appeared and started in the first five games of the season
• Recorded 17 total tackles, including 12 solo stops
• Ranked third on the team in interceptions after hauling in two
• Tallied five pass break-ups with one in each of his five games played
• Returned an interception for a 72-yard touchdown against Penn State (Sept. 1)
• Also tallied a season-high seven tackles, including five solos against the Nittany Lions (Sept. 1)
• Racked up three tackles and a 55-yard interception return in the win over FAU (Sept. 24)
2021 / AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in 12 games in several defensive packages
• Recorded 47 tackles, 36 solos, 2.5 tackles-for-loss
• Intercepted one pass and broke up four others
• Made four tackles, all solo with a tackle-for-loss, at UConn (Sept. 11)
• Added another four solo tackles and a tackle-for-loss against Illinois (Sept. 25)
• Picked off a pass against Nebraska (Oct. 30)
• Recorded seven tackles, including five solos, and a pass breakup against Ohio State (Nov. 13)
• Tallied a season-high 15 tackles and nine solos in win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
2020 / AS A JUNIOR (AT FINDLAY)
• Associated Press DII first-team All-American
• G-MAC Defensive Player of the Year
• First-team all G-MAC
• Led the team with 25 tackles in six games
• Had a pair of interceptions on the year, including a 92-yard pick-6 against Walsh
• Returned a fumble 47 yards for touchdown at Kentucky Wesleyan
• Broke up a team-high four passes
2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE (AT FINDLAY)
• Appeared and started in all 11 games
• D2CCA first-team All-American
• Associated Press DII first-team All-American
• D2CCA Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year and-first team all-region
• Don Hansen Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Region
• Defensive Player of the Year in the G-MAC and first-team all G-MAC
• Co-national leader in Division II with nine interceptions and averaged almost six tackles per game, 62 total on the season
• Forced fumble and had two fumble recoveries
• Recorded a pair of tackles for loss
• Defensive player of the week in the conference in week 6 and week 10
• Recorded three interceptions against Walsh, a new conference record
• Tied the Findlay record with his ninth interception of the season in the 10th game of the year, while also recording 11 tackles and a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Ashland
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN (AT FINDLAY)
• Appeared in nine games
• Made 16 tackles
• Had one fumble recovery
• Had one interception
• Appeared in nine games
• Made 16 tackles
• Had one fumble recovery
• Had one interception
HIGH SCHOOL
• All-conference his senior season
PERSONAL
• Given name Christopher James Jefferson
• Son of Robert and Cathy Jefferson
• Has one brother: David
• Major: Sociology
• All-conference his senior season
PERSONAL
• Given name Christopher James Jefferson
• Son of Robert and Cathy Jefferson
• Has one brother: David
• Major: Sociology