Eastern Michigan University Athletics

EMU: 2024: Earned 2024 Preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC Second Team Defense… 2023: Appeared in 13 games and started 10 times, including the final three of the year… Tied for the team lead with 7.5 TFLs and third with 3.5 sacks… Tallied at least 0.5 TFLs in eight games, including a career-high 2.0 against Akron (Nov. 14)… Recorded at least 0.5 sacks in four games, including 1.0 sacks in three of the final five contests… Collected 32 total tackles, including 14 solo… Added two pass breakups and a team-leading 11 quarterback hurries… Forced two fumbles and recovered one… Recovered fumbles in back-to-back games, including at Minnesota (Sept. 9) and at home against UMass (Sept. 16)… His one forced fumble came in the Minnesota game as well…  Ranked 19^th in the NCAA FBS and second in the MAC for fumble recoveries… Selected to wear the 0 jersey for the 68 Ventures Bowl… 2022: Played in 12 games… Completed eight tackles while assisting on 11 from the linebacker position with 0.5 tackles-for-loss… Set a career-high for quarterback hurries in a season with two, including one each versus Louisiana-Lafayette (Sept. 10) and UMass (Oct. 1)… 2021: Appeared in 11 contests for the Eagles... Was on the field for 175 total snaps... Totaled 20 tackles (nine solo) and a quarterback hurry... Totaled a season-high six tackles and four solo tackles at No. 17 Wisconsin (Sept. 11)... 2020: Did not see game action... HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time letterman under Head Coach Brian Badke as a Crusader... As a senior on the defensive line, tallied 65 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, and six sacks... Was selected both all-conference and all-area... Racked up 57 tackles and six sacks in 2018 when the Crusaders (13-1) advanced to the Class 8A state championship game... PERSONAL: Full Name: Justin Keith Jefferson... Son of Maurice and Sherita Jefferson... Has one sister... Business major.