Mary Haridin-Baylor Athletics

2020c: D3football.com All-America First Team (FS/P) … ASC Defensive Player of the Year … First Team All-ASC (DB/P) … D3football.com Team of the Week (March 7) … started in all five games … led the team with three interceptions … added 28 tackles and two pass breakups …  posted season-high eight tackles in ASC Championship … averaged 43.4 yards per punt with a long of 68 yards.  2019: D3football.com All-America First Team and All-South Region First Team ... All-ASC First Team at both safety and punter ... recorded 44 tackles, three interceptions and 3.0 tackles for loss ... started 12 games and appeared in all 13 at safety and linebacker ... averaged 44.4 yards per punt with a long of 63 and 12 kicks of 50 or more yards ... returned 11 punts for an average of 12.4 yards per return ... had a 42-yard interception return for a TD at LC and added two defensive extra point returns ... recorded a season-high seven tackles against HSU. 2018: AFCA, Associated Press and D3football.com All-American ... All-South Region First Team selection ... ASC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ASC First Team selection ... started all 15 games at free safety ... led the nation and set ASC and UMHB record with 12 interceptions ... added 40 tackles, seven pass break-ups and blocked a field goal in the Stagg Bowl ... had a season-high six tackles against LC ... had two interceptions against Albright, ETBU and Saint John’s ... his end zone interception preserved the Quarterfinal win over the Johnnies ... returned an interception for a touchdown against Southwestern. 2017: Started three games and appeared in 14 at safety ... recorded 19 total tackles and four interceptions on the season ... added five pass break-ups ... intercepted two passes in the Stagg Bowl ... recorded a season-high four tackles against St. Thomas.

Jefferson was a three-time all-district and all-state football player at Kaufman High School, where he also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Jefferson is studying sport management at UMHB. He is the son of Jacky and Tiffany Fritz.