Jeffrey Bassa
{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jeffrey Bassa
| current_team = Kansas City Chiefs
| number = 31
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|20}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 232
| high_school = Kearns (Kearns, Utah)
| college = Oregon (2021–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 156
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2023)
| pfr = BassJe00
}}
Jeffrey Bassa (born September 20, 2002){{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jeffrey-Bassa-S-Oregon|title=Jeffrey Bassa Linebacker Oregon|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=October 5, 2024}} is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Bassa grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Kearns High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field. Coming out of high school, Bassa committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Hawai’i, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Syracuse, UNLV, and Washington State.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Trevor |title=Kearns High School Star Jeff Bassa Commits To Oregon Football |url=https://kslsports.com/443600/kearns-high-school-star-jeff-bassa-commits-to-oregon-football/ |website=KSL Sports |date=13 October 2020 |access-date=16 March 2024}}
College career
In Bassa's first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, he notched 110 tackles with seven and a half being for a loss, three sacks, a pass deflections, and two interceptions.{{cite web |title=Jeffrey Bassa |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jeffrey-bassa-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=16 March 2024}} In the final minutes of Oregon's week 2 matchup, he returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in a win over Texas Tech.{{cite web |last1=Odom |first1=Joel |title=Jeffrey Bassa's pick-six seals Oregon Ducks' win at Texas Tech |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2023/09/watch-bo-nix-to-tez-johnson-touchdown-sends-oregon-ducks-to-lead-at-texas-tech.html |website=OregonLive.com |date=10 September 2023 |access-date=16 March 2024}} In the 2024 Fiesta Bowl, Bassa led the Ducks with eight tackles, adding one for a loss, in a win over Liberty, earning game defensive MVP honors.{{cite web |last1=Connolly |first1=Matt |title=Jeffrey Bassa shares conversations Oregon's defense had early in Fiesta Bowl |url=https://www.on3.com/college/oregon-ducks/news/oregon-linebacker-jeffrey-bassa-shares-conversations-after-liberty-touchdown-drive-fiesta-bowl/ |website=On3.com |date=6 January 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024}} In 2023, he amassed 71 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, a pass deflection, an interception, and a touchdown,{{cite web |last1=Crepea |first1=James |title=Oregon football linebacker Jeff Bassa returning for senior season in 2024 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2024/01/oregon-football-linebacker-jeff-bassa-returning-for-senior-season-in-2024.html |website=OregonLive.com |date=4 January 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024}} earning second-team all-Pac-12 Conference honors.{{cite web |last1=La Rue |first1=Israel |title=Oregon Football Linebacker Jeffrey Bassa Returning in 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/all-pac-12-linebacker-jeffrey-bassa-returning-to-oregon-in-2024 |work=Oregon Ducks on SI |publisher=SI.com |date=4 January 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/8
| weight = 232
| dash = 4.63
| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.73
| cone drill = 7.34
| vertical = 38.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 21
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jeffrey-bassa/32004241-5357-4230-2944-1cd531fa1efa |title=Jeffrey Bassa Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 27, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1053282&DraftYear=2025 |title=Jeffrey Bassa College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 27, 2025}}
}}
Bassa was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 156th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.{{cite web |last=Hansen |first=Chris |title=Kansas City Chiefs pick Oregon LB Jeffrey Bassa in NFL draft 5th round: Highlights, stats |website=The Register-Guard |url=https://www.registerguard.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/04/26/jeffrey-bassa-nfl-draft-kansas-city-chiefs-oregon-football/83204127007/ |date=April 26, 2025 |access-date=May 11, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/jeffrey-bassa/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/jeffrey-bassa/16078 Oregon Ducks bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Salt Lake City
Category:American football linebackers