Chad Jeffries

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Chad Jeffries

|position=Quarterback

|number=12

|current_team=Rhein Fire (ELF)

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|12|25}}

|birth_place=Glendora, California, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|height_ft=6

|height_in=2

|weight_lbs=200

|high_school=Glendora (Glendora, California)

|college=San Diego State (2011–2013)
Azusa Pacific (2014–2016)

|undraftedyear=2017

|pastteams=

Marburg Mercenaries (2017)
Danube Dragons (2018–2022)
Munich Ravens ({{ELF Year|2023}}–{{ELF Year|2024}})
Rhein Fire ({{ELF Year|2025}}–present)

}}

Chad Jeffries (born December 25, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Rhein Fire of the European League of Football (ELF). From 2018 to 2022, he played for the Danube Dragons in the Austrian Football League and won the Austrian Bowl with them in 2022.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |language=de-AT |title=Danube Dragons gewannen Austrian Bowl XXXVII |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000137909045/danube-dragons-gewannen-austrian-bowl-xxxvii}} He was signed by the Munich Ravens in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.{{cite web | url=https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/munich-ravens-sign-chad-jeffries-as-their-first-quarterback-in-history | title=Munich Ravens sign Chad Jeffries as their first quarterback in history | European League of Football News }}

College career

Jeffries was a four-year quarterback at Glendora High School.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |date=2018-01-19 |language=de-DE |title=Dragons verpflichten Marburg Quarterback |url=https://football-austria.com/dragons-verpflichten-marburg-quarterback/}} Jeffries was at San Diego State from 2012 to 2013, but was not used.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |title=Chad Jeffries - Football |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/roster/chad-jeffries/1155}} From 2014 to 2016, he played for the Azusa Pacific Cougars.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |title=Chad Jeffries - Football |url=https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/football/roster/chad-jeffries/611}} The team won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II) title in a perfect season in 2016 and was named All-GNAC Honorable Mention. In 29 games for the Cougars, Jeffries made 272 throws for 3,862 yards on 482 attempts, including 27 for touchdowns. 11 throws were intercepted. He passed for 1,042 yards on 242 carries, including 10 touchdowns.

Professional career

For the 2017 season, Jeffries was signed by the Marburg Mercenaries in the German Football League. He threw for 3,045 yards and 28 touchdowns in 11 games and also ran for 305 yards, including three touchdowns.

After the season, Jeffries moved to Vienna to the Danube Dragons in the Austrian Football League. He played there for four seasons (the 2020 season was omitted). In the 2018 season he was the second-best quarterback in passing yards statistics with 3,173,{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |date=2018-10-17 |language=de-DE |title=Dragons verlängern mit Jeffries |url=https://football-austria.com/dragons-verlaengern-mit-jeffries/}} and in 2019, he led the league in this statistic.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |author=Redaktion |date=2019-08-04 |language=de-DE |title=Dragons verlängern mit Jeffries |url=https://football-austria.com/dragons-verlaengern-mit-jeffries-2/}}

In the 2022 season, he won the Austrian Bowl with the Dragons in a perfect season and was named league MVP himself.{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |language=de-AT |title=Danube Dragons gewannen Austrian Bowl XXXVII |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000137909045/danube-dragons-gewannen-austrian-bowl-xxxvii}}{{cite web|access-date=2022-11-25 |date=2022-07-19 |language=de-AT |title=Das sind die MVPs der AFL-Saison 2022 |url=https://football.at/2022/07/das-sind-die-mvps-der-afl-saison-2022/ |website=AFBÖ}}

For the 2023 season, he was signed by the newly founded Munich Ravens in the European League of Football and ended the season as the second best quarterback in the league according to individual statistics. In November of the same year, he received a contract extension from the Ravens for the following season.{{cite web|access-date=2023-11-11 |title=Chad Jeffries re-signed with the Munich Ravens {{!}} ELF |url=https://europeanleague.football/news/chad-jeffries-re-signed-with-the-munich-ravens-1573}}

On December 1, 2024, Jeffries signed to play for the Rhein Fire.{{cite web|url=https://europeanleague.football/news/new-era-rhein-fire-sign-all-star-qb-chad-jeffries-2700|title=New era: Rhein Fire sign All-Star QB Chad Jeffries|website=European League of Football|first=Alex|last=Malchow|date=December 1, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2025}}

Season statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|Games ! colspan="7" \|Passing game ! colspan="4" \|Running game
Cmp !Att !Rte !Yds !Avg !TD !Int !Att !Yds !Avg !TD
style="background-color:#D1D1D1" \| colspan="14" \|File:NCAA_logo.svg College Football
2014 \| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" \|Azusa Pacific Cougars \|11 \|126 \|205 \|61.5 \|1,606 \|12.7 \|11 \|4 \|135 \|676 \|5.0 \|6
2015 \| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" \|Azusa Pacific Cougars \|8 \|101 \|190 \|53.2 \|1,473 \|14.6 \|7 \|6 \|86 \|300 \|3.5 \|4
2016 \| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" \|Azusa Pacific Cougars \|10 \|45 \|87 \|51.7 \|783 \|17.4 \|9 \|1 \|21 \|66 \|3.1 \|0
style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;" \| colspan="2" \|College Total \|29 \|272 \|482 \|56.4 \|3,862 \|14.2 \|27 \|11 \|242 \|1042 \|4.3 \|10
colspan="14" style="background-color:#D1D1D1" \|German Football League
2017 \| style=" background: #6F0101; color:#FFFFFF" \|Marburg Mercenaries \|11 \|232 \|404 \|57.4 \|3,045 \|13.1 \|28 \|12 \|106 \|305 \|2.9 \|3
style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;" \| colspan="2" \|GFL Total \|11 \|232 \|404 \|57.4 \|3,045 \|13.1 \|28 \|12 \|106 \|305 \|2.9 \|3
colspan="14" \|Austrian Football League
2018 \| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" \|Danube Dragons \|12 \|226 \|363 \|62.3 \|3,173 \|14.8 \|24 \|6 \|86 \|464 \|5.4 \|3
2019 \| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" \|Danube Dragons \|12 \|191 \|312 \|61.2 \|2,823 \|14.0 \|32 \|1 \|98 \|663 \|6.8 \|4
2020 \| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" \|Danube Dragons \| colspan="12" \|No games (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 \| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" \|Danube Dragons \|12 \|114 \|211 \|54.0 \|1,612 \|14.1 \|18 \|7 \|34 \|175 \|5.1 \|0
2022 \| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" \|Danube Dragons \|12 \|159 \|254 \|62.6 \|2,852 \|17.9 \|33 \|4 \|58 \|196 \|3.4 \|7
style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;" \| colspan="2" \|AFL Total \|48 \|690 \|1.140 \|60.5 \|10,460 \|15.2 \|107 \|18 \|276 \|1.498 \|5.4 \|14
colspan="14" \|File:ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg European League of Football
2023 \| style=" background: #000000; color:#29ACFA" \|Munich Ravens \|12 \|285 \|408 \|69.9 \|3,535 \|12.4 \|30 \|5 \|66 \|363 \|5.5 \|2
2024 \| style=" background: #000000; color:#29ACFA" \|Munich Ravens \|12 \|225 \|331 \|68.0 \|2,888 \|12.8 \|35 \|6 \|83 \|337 \|4.1 \|10
style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;" \| colspan="2" \|ELF Total \|24 \|510 \|739 \|69.0 \|6,423 \|12.6 \|65 \|11 \|149 \|700 \|4.7 \|12
colspan="14" \|Sources: [https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/football/roster/chad-jeffries/611 athletics.apu.edu], [https://stats.gfl.info/gfl/2017/mm.htm stats.gfl.info], [https://archive.football.at/#player?league=afl&season=2018&playerId=58 archive.football.at], [https://live.football.at/ligen/afl/spielerstats/ live.football.at]

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |Games

! colspan="7" |Passing game

! colspan="4" |Running game

Cmp

!Att

!Rte

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

!Int

!Att

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

style="background-color:#D1D1D1"

| colspan="14" |File:NCAA_logo.svg College Football

2014

| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" |Azusa Pacific Cougars

|11

|126

|205

|61.5

|1,606

|12.7

|11

|135

|676

|5.0

2015

| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" |Azusa Pacific Cougars

|101

|190

|53.2

|1,473

|14.6

|86

|300

|3.5

2016

| style="background:#842B28; color:#FFFFFF;" |Azusa Pacific Cougars

|10

|45

|87

|51.7

|783

|17.4

|21

|66

|3.1

style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"

| colspan="2" |College Total

|29

|272

|482

|56.4

|3,862

|14.2

|27

|11

|242

|1042

|4.3

|10

colspan="14" style="background-color:#D1D1D1" |German Football League

2017

| style=" background: #6F0101; color:#FFFFFF" |Marburg Mercenaries

|11

|232

|404

|57.4

|3,045

|13.1

|28

|12

|106

|305

|2.9

style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"

| colspan="2" |GFL Total

|11

|232

|404

|57.4

|3,045

|13.1

|28

|12

|106

|305

|2.9

colspan="14" |Austrian Football League

2018

| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" |Danube Dragons

|12

|226

|363

|62.3

|3,173

|14.8

|24

|86

|464

|5.4

2019

| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" |Danube Dragons

|12

|191

|312

|61.2

|2,823

|14.0

|32

|98

|663

|6.8

2020

| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" |Danube Dragons

| colspan="12" |No games (COVID-19 pandemic)

2021

| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" |Danube Dragons

|12

|114

|211

|54.0

|1,612

|14.1

|18

|34

|175

|5.1

2022

| style=" background: #1B5D1B; color:#FFFFFF" |Danube Dragons

|12

|159

|254

|62.6

|2,852

|17.9

|33

|58

|196

|3.4

style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"

| colspan="2" |AFL Total

|48

|690

|1.140

|60.5

|10,460

|15.2

|107

|18

|276

|1.498

|5.4

|14

colspan="14" |File:ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg European League of Football

2023

| style=" background: #000000; color:#29ACFA" |Munich Ravens

|12

|285

|408

|69.9

|3,535

|12.4

|30

|66

|363

|5.5

2024

| style=" background: #000000; color:#29ACFA" |Munich Ravens

|12

|225

|331

|68.0

|2,888

|12.8

|35

|83

|337

|4.1

|10

style="background:#555555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"

| colspan="2" |ELF Total

|24

|510

|739

|69.0

|6,423

|12.6

|65

|11

|149

|700

|4.7

|12

colspan="14" |Sources: [https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/football/roster/chad-jeffries/611 athletics.apu.edu], [https://stats.gfl.info/gfl/2017/mm.htm stats.gfl.info], [https://archive.football.at/#player?league=afl&season=2018&playerId=58 archive.football.at], [https://live.football.at/ligen/afl/spielerstats/ live.football.at]

References

External links

[https://www.hudl.com/profile/3668323/Chad-Jeffries Hudl.com profile]
[https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/roster/season/2012/player/chad-jeffries San Diego State Aztecs bio]
[https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/football/roster/chad-jeffries/611 Azusa Pacific Cougars bio]
[https://munichravens.com/team/roster/chad-jeffries/ Munich Ravens bio]

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California

Category:Sportspeople from Glendora, California

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players

Category:Azusa Pacific Cougars football players

Category:Munich Ravens

Category:Rhein Fire (ELF) players