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 Jeffcoat at the Blue Bombers 2019Grey Cup parade | |
| Born: | (1990-12-26)December 26, 1990 (age 34) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| College | Texas |
| High school | Plano West(Plano, Texas) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014 | Seattle Seahawks* |
| 2014–2015 | Washington Redskins |
| 2016 | Cleveland Browns* |
| 2017–2023 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| CFL All-Star | 2021 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2021 |
| Career stats | |
| Total tackles | 147 |
| Sacks | 38.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 13 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
Jackson Jeffcoat (born December 26, 1990[1]) is an American former professionalfootball player who spent his entireCanadian Football League (CFL) career as adefensive end with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers. Jeffcoat won the107th and108th Grey Cup when the Blue Bombers defeated theHamilton Tiger-Cats to conclude the2019 and2021 seasons. He playedcollege football for theTexas Longhorns. Jeffcoat was signed by theSeattle Seahawks as anundrafted free agent in 2014, and also played in theNational Football League (NFL) for theWashington Redskins and theCleveland Browns.
Born inDallas, Texas, while his father,Jim Jeffcoat, played for theDallas Cowboys,[2] Jeffcoat attendedPlano West Senior High School, where he was a two-time first-team all-state defensive end. Over his final three seasons, he recorded 259 tackles, 25.5 sacks, 56 TFL, 42 pressures, four PBU, three forced fumbles, two interceptions, two blocked kicks, and a touchdown. He was named a High School All-American byUSA Today,Parade, andEA Sports. He was selected to play in the 2010U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Regarded as a five-star recruit byRivals.com, Jeffcoat was listed as the No. 1 strong-side, defensive end in the class of 2010.[3]
Jeffcoat attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin from 2010 to 2013. Jeffcoat was named a 2010 Freshman All-American byThe Sporting News.[4] As a senior in 2013, he was a consensusAll-American and won theTed Hendricks Award in recognition of his contributions on the field.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.63 s | 6.97 s | 36 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 18 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine.[6] | ||||||||||||
Jeffcoat was originally predicted to be drafted somewhere in the middle rounds of the2014 NFL draft. However, neither he nor any other member of the Longhorns team was selected that year, the first time since1937 that no Longhorns were drafted.[7] Jeffcoat signed with theSeattle Seahawks as anundrafted free agent. The Seahawks released him on August 25, 2014.[8]
On September 2, 2014, Jeffcoat was signed to thepractice squad of theWashington Redskins.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 7,[10] but was waived three days later. The Redskins re-signed him to their practice squad again on November 13.[11] He was promoted again to the active roster on December 16.[12] In the Week 16 win against thePhiladelphia Eagles that removed them from playoff contention, Jeffcoat recorded his first career sack on quarterbackMark Sanchez.[13] The following week, he had his first career start withTrent Murphy oninjured reserve and recorded his first career interception, which came offTony Romo, in the Week 17 loss to theDallas Cowboys.[14]
On November 7, 2015, he was placed on the team'sinjured reserve.[15] He was waived by the team on April 14, 2016.[16]
Jeffcoat was claimed off waivers by theCleveland Browns on April 15, 2016.[17] On August 1, 2016, Jeffcoat was waived by the Browns.[18]
Jeffcoat was signed by theWinnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) on February 21, 2017.[19] In 16 games played, Jeffcoat contributed 36 tackles, 7 sacks, 3 tackles on special teams, one interception, and a forced fumble. In Winnipeg's one postseason game, Jeffcoat had 5 tackles and a sack, but the Blue Bombers were defeated by Edmonton. 2018 saw Jeffcoat miss several games with injury, but he still put up a respectable 21 tackles, 5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. Jeffcoat also had a monster postseason, with four sacks in two games played, but a loss to Calgary in the Western Division final denied Jeffcoat and the Blue Bombers a trip to the106th Grey Cup.
After fulfilling his CFL rookie contract, Jeffcoat was eligible to become a free agent on February 12, 2019. Jeffcoat was pursued by interested NFL teams, and was brought in for a workout by theCincinnati Bengals.[20] However, Jeffcoat was signed to a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on January 21, 2019.[21] Jeffcoat's 2019 season was almost identical to his 2018; he missed time with injury, played in the same number of games, had the same number of sacks and forced fumbles. In the2019 Grey Cup, Jeffcoat had 4 tackles, 2 sacks and forced a fumble, which he recovered as the Blue Bombers went on to win 33-12.[22]
Jeffcoat signed a one-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on January 8, 2021.[23] He played in 12 regular season games for the Bombers during the2021 season and set a career high with nine quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles, to go along with 26 defensive tackles. Jeffcoat was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career, as he helped the Bombers win consecutiveGrey Cups. Jeffcoat missed two games in the2022 season with a hip injury.[24]
On January 19, 2023, Jeffcoat and the Bombers agreed to a one-year contract extension.[25] Jeffcoat suffered a lower-body injury in the Bombers' Week 1 win, the injury caused him to miss some action at the start of the season.[26] However, Jeffcoat recovered and played in the most games in a single season since his rookie year, and produced his second highest numbers of sacks and forced fumbles on the year. After not hearing much from the Bombers prior to free agency, Jeffcoat retired on February 9.[27]
| Defence | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | ST | Sacks | Int | TD | FF | |||
| 2017 | WPG | 16 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | WPG | 12 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | WPG | 12 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | WPG | Season cancelled | |||||||||
| 2021 | WPG | 12 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | WPG | 12 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | WPG | 14 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| CFL totals | 78 | 147 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 13 | ||||
