Draft Profile: Florida WR Van Jefferson
22 January 2020 DRAFT
Van Jefferson 2020 NFL Draft Profile
Measureables: 6’2″ 197 LBs
I remember when Jefferson was initally a 4 star recruit out of high school because of his dad Shawn Jefferson who appeared in 2 Super Bowls in his 13-year career and had a very solid career. Van was a highly recruited WR from the jump and had a solid career at Florida. He is an absolute technician with is routes, flashing his hands late, and making tough catches. He has impressed early at practices for the senior bowl this week and creating alot of buzz. Look for him to increase his stock Saturday. On a side note, my vote for our new WR coach, Maurice Harris, recruited Jefferson out of high school to Ole Miss before he transfered to Florida.
Career Stats via, ESPN
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 657 | 13.4 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 503 | 14.4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 456 | 10.9 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 543 | 11.1 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Best Film:
2019 vs Virginia 6-129
2019 vs LSU 8-73-2
Highlights: (awesome break down right here and the game where Jefferson really caught my attention)
Strengths
- Absolute technician;
- Dad was a 13 year NFL vet and now an established WR coach,
- great size and range;
- hands are strong and reliable;
- consistent production;
- loves competition;
- has back end speed
Weaknesses
- Needs to get stronger up top;
- hand fighting can improve
NFL Comparison: Tyler Boyd, Demaryius Thomas, JuJu Smith-Schuster
Projection: 4th round
His teammate Van Jefferson is impressive as well. 6’2” 4.4 speed pic.twitter.com/GWToAbSYND https://t.co/dStrt27arl
— Chris Mallee (@mallee_chris_24) January 13, 2020
Chris Mallee Derek Stingley, Florida, LSU, Van Jefferson, Wide receiver