Lynon Jefferson Bio
9/21/2007 4:25:00 AM | General
Looking to recover from a shoulder injury that sidelined him all of 2006... making the move from running back to wide receiver... has the speed and experience to help at wideout and on special teams if healthy... did not participate in the Blue-White game... JUNIOR (2006): Missed participating in contact during spring drills and sat out all of the 2006 season due to a shoulder injury... did not play in the Blue-White game... SOPHOMORE (2005): Started in all 12 games... fourth on the team with 316 rushing yards on 37 carries... averaged an impressive 8.5 yards per carry... scored two touchdowns... caught five passes for 116 yards (23.2 average) and a TD... rushed five times for 43 yards in the season-opener against Northeastern... also returned five kickoffs for 60 yards... 15 rushing yards and a TD at Wofford... season-high 58 yards on just three carries in the win over Chattanooga... 5-yard touchdown run against The Citadel and hauled in a 41-yard pass... 12 rushing yards and caught two passes for 30 yards and a TD against Western Carolina... 56 rushing yards and 25-yard reception at South Dakota State... 22 rushing yards in the win over top-ranked Furman... 20 net yards against Morehead State... 26 yards in the playoff game at Texas State... 18 rushing yards and 20-yard reception at Appalachian State... three rushing plays of 20-plus yards and four receiving... shoulder injury limited his reps in contact drills during the spring season... did not play in the Blue-White game due to his shoulder injury... REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2004): Played in all 12 games off the bench... finished with 333 net yards rushing, fourth-highest total on the team, in just 34 carries... had the best yards per carry average on the team at 9.8 yards... registered three runs of 20-plus yards and made four receptions that went for 20-plus... caught seven passes for 110 yards... did not rush for a touchdown but recorded two through the air... 16-yard TD reception during the win over Elon... caught a 22-yard TD pass from Trey Hunter in his first collegiate game at Georgia... rushed three times for 39 yards that game... two rushes for 49 yards, including a season-high of 30 yards, and caught a 20-yard pass in the 58-14 win over Wofford... had three rushes totaling 30 yards, including a long of 26 at Chattanooga... four rushes in back-to-back games at Western Carolina (41 yards) and against Appalachian State (33)... season-highs of eight carries for 91 yards at Florida International... two rushes totaling seven yards and a 16-yard catch in the playoff game against New Hampshire... recorded 15 rushing yards and 21-yard catch against South Dakota State... registered 443 all-purpose yards, sixth-most on the team... turned in stellar spring session, topping the victorious Blue squad with 45 yards on four rushes (11.3 ypr) during the Blue-White Game... FRESHMAN (2003): Redshirted... signed with the Georgia Southern program in February 2003... contributed valuable assistance to starting defensive unit as scout team running back during one-year stint on developmental roster... HIGH SCHOOL: Selected as the Region 3-AAAAA ?Player of the Year' as an all-purpose back for the Rebels... averaged 8.6 yards per rush after picking up 335 yards and six touchdowns on 39 attempts... converted one 2-point conversion and recorded a long run of 52 yards... as a receiver, caught eight passes for 186 yards and three TDs ? an average of 23.3 yards per reception... Effingham County's top return threat, serving on both kickoff and punt return squads... brought back 14 kickoffs for 336 yards (24.0 ypr), including one for a score (90 yards)... also netted 37.0 yards per punt return (6-222)... posted three punt return touchdowns (64, 80 and 42 yards)... as a member of the defensive secondary, was credited with 26 total tackles (21 solo)... also recorded three forced fumbles and five pass breakups... picked off four passes and returned two for TDs (62 and 47 yards)... responsible for a total of 15 touchdowns as a team captain senior season... First Team Savannah Morning News All-Coastal Empire selection... cited as the WTOC-TV (Savannah) and WSAV-TV (Savannah) ?Player of the Week' during the course of the 2002 campaign... (logged 4.37 time in the 40-yard dash during high school testing)... three-year football letterman who earned two additional letters as member of the track team... strong academic performer, earning honor roll inclusion and a nomination for the prestigious Who's Who Among American High School Students list... PERSONAL: Full name is Roderick Lynon Jefferson... born May 1, 1985 in Atlanta... father played football at Albany (Ga.) State... enjoys playing basketball, pool and spending quality time with his family... favorite non-sports hero is Martin Luther King, Jr... historical person he'd most like to meet is Luther Vandross... if he could attend any sporting event it would be a rugby game... tabbed Furman as the best place to play on the road... if he could play a musical instrument it would be the saxophone... favorite professional team is the Atlanta Falcons... before a game he prays... MAJOR: Graphic Design
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