Shawn Jefferson
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1969)}}
{{for|his son by the same name|Van Jefferson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shawn Jefferson
| current_team = New York Jets
| number =
| position = Wide receivers coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| high_school = William M. Raines
(Jacksonville, Florida)
| college = UCF
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 240
| pastteams =
- Houston Oilers (1991)*
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1991|1995}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2000|2002}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2003}})
| pastcoaching =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2006}})
Offensive assistant - Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2007}})
Assistant wide receivers coach - Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2008|2012}})
Wide receivers coach - Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2013|2015}})
Wide receivers coach - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2016|2018}})
Wide receivers coach - New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2019|2020}})
Assistant head coach & wide receivers coach - Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2021}})
Wide receivers coach - Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2022}})
Associate head coach & wide receivers coach - Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2023}})
Wide receivers coach - New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
Wide receivers coach
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 470
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 7,023
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 29
| regular_record =
| playoff_record =
| overall_record =
| pfr = JeffSh00
}}
Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson Sr. (born February 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2022 and also previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
College career
Jefferson played college football at the University of Central Florida.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 1/4
| weight = 169
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.19
| cone drill =
| vertical = 30.0
| broad ft =
| broad in =
| bench =
| arm span = 30
| hand span = 9 5/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=25042 |title=Shawn Jefferson, Combine Results, WR - Central Florida |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=September 24, 2022}}
}}
Jefferson was selected by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In his career, Jefferson appeared in 195 games (along with 12 postseason games), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXIX and Super Bowl XXXI). He finished his career with 470 receptions for 7,023 yards and 29 touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20110723/sports/801247413|title=Where are they now?: Former NFL receiver Shawn Jefferson|work=The Florida Times-Union|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616011548/https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20110723/sports/801247413|url-status=dead}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1991 | SDG
| 16 || 3 || 12 || 125 || 10.4 || 29 || 1 | ||||||
| 1992 | SDG
| 16 || 1 || 29 || 377 || 13.0 || 51 || 2 | ||||||
| 1993 | SDG
| 16 || 4 || 30 || 391 || 13.0 || 39 || 2 | ||||||
| 1994 | SDG
| 16 || 16 || 43 || 627 || 14.6 || 52 || 3 | ||||||
| 1995 | SDG
| 16 || 15 || 48 || 621 || 12.9 || 45 || 2 | ||||||
| 1996 | NWE
| 15 || 15 || 50 || 771 || 15.4 || 42 || 4 | ||||||
| 1997 | NWE
| 16 || 14 || 54 || 841 || 15.6 || 76 || 2 | ||||||
| 1998 | NWE
| 16 || 16 || 34 || 771 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 22.7 || 61 || 2 | ||||||
| 1999 | NWE
| 16 || 16 || 40 || 698 || 17.5 || 68 || 6 | ||||||
| 2000 | ATL
| 16 || 14 || 60 || 822 || 13.7 || 49 || 2 | ||||||
| 2001 | ATL
| 16 || 6 || 37 || 539 || 14.6 || 48 || 2 | ||||||
| 2002 | ATL
| 13 || 7 || 27 || 394 || 14.6 || 63 || 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | DET
| 7 || 3 || 6 || 46 || 7.7 || 13 || 0 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 195 | 130 | 470 | 7,023 | 14.9 | 76 | 29 |
= Playoffs =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1992 | SDG
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 10.0 || 10 || 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | SDG
| 3 || 3 || 7 || 75 || 10.7 || 16 || 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | SDG
| 1 || 1 || 3 || 33 || 11.0 || 12 || 1 | ||||||
| 1996 | NWE
| 3 || 2 || 10 || 143 || 14.3 || 38 || 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | NWE
| 2 || 2 || 10 || 111 || 11.1 || 19 || 0 | ||||||
| 1998 | NWE
| 1 || 1 || 4 || 30 || 7.5 || 10 || 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | ATL
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 10 || 10.0 || 10 || 1 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 14 | 10 | 36 | 412 | 11.4 | 38 | 2 |
Coaching career
=Detroit Lions=
In 2006, Jefferson was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant. In 2007, he was promoted to wide receivers coach.
=Tennessee Titans=
In 2013, Jefferson was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their wide receivers coach.
=Miami Dolphins=
On January 12, 2016, Jefferson was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their wide receivers coach under head coach Adam Gase.{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/2016/08/04/shawn-jefferson-brings-psychotic-coaching-style-to-dolphins-wide-receivers/|title=Shawn Jefferson brings 'psychotic' coaching style to Dolphins wide receivers|work=Palm Beach Post|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616191051/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/2016/08/04/shawn-jefferson-brings-psychotic-coaching-style-to-dolphins-wide-receivers/|url-status=dead}}
=New York Jets=
In 2019, Jefferson followed Gase to be his assistant head coach and wide receivers coach with the New York Jets.{{cite web|url=https://wfan.radio.com/articles/jets-hire-shawn-jefferson-wide-receiver-coach|title=Jets Hire Shawn Jefferson As Wide Receiver Coach|website=WFAN.com|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2020}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On January 19, 2021, Jefferson was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their wide receivers coach under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, replacing David Raih. On May 10, 2022, Jefferson was promoted to associate head coach.{{cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3136149/arizona-cardinals-promote-wrs-coach-shawn-jefferson-4-others/|title=Arizona Cardinals promote WRs coach Shawn Jefferson, 4 others|website=arizonasports.com|date=May 10, 2022 }}
=Carolina Panthers=
On February 19, 2023, the Carolina Panthers hired Jefferson as their wide receivers coach.{{cite web | last=Kaye | first=Mike | title=Panthers round out offensive staff by hiring UNC tight ends coach John Lilly | website=Charlotte Observer | date=2023-02-23 | url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article272577626.html | access-date=2025-06-04}}
Personal life
Jefferson's son is Van Jefferson, a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football at Ole Miss and Florida.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/465768/2018/08/10/van-jefferson-florida-receiver-father-shawn-jefferson/|title='He had to overcome being my son': How Van Jefferson forged his own path outside the shadow of his NFL father|first=Will|last=Sammon|website=The Athletic|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=April 17, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.azcardinals.com/team/coaches-roster/shawn-jefferson Arizona Cardinals profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080504013537/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=357§ion_id=15&top=21&level=2&season=1 Detroit Lions profile]
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