Justin Jefferson LB Alabama 2025 Tropical Bowl

Position Linebacker
Class Senior
Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 228
Hometown Memphis, TN.
Highschool Bartlett HS

2024

Saw significant minutes on special teams while rotating in on defense a season ago … earned an expanded role at linebacker during fall camp and has played in 11 games with two starts … wears the green dot on defense following the injury to Deontae Lawson … recorded 51 tackles, including 5.5 for loss (-10 yards) and two sacks (-3 yards) … added a forced fumble and one pass breakup. Western Kentucky: Recorded two tackles against the Hilltoppers. USF: Finished with 10 stops on the night, including one sack (-1 yard). Wisconsin: Entered on defense and special teams in the second half against the Badgers. Georgia: Forced a fumble and recorded one tackle on the night. South Carolina: Made his first career start for the Tide … accumulated seven tackles, including one for loss (-4 yards), to go with a pass breakup. Tennessee: Collected four tackles on the day, including two for loss (-3 yards) and one sack (-2 yards). Missouri: Posted five stops against the Tigers. LSU: Registered five tackles, including half a stop for loss (-1 yard), on the night. Mercer: Finished with five stops, including half a tackle for loss (-1 yard). Oklahoma: Totaled six tackles against the Sooners. Auburn: Got the start in the Iron Bowl … recorded six tackles, including half a tackle for loss.

2023

Worked on special teams while also seeing time at linebacker … totaled four tackles and a forced fumble in 14 games of action. Middle Tennessee: Saw his first action as a member of the Crimson Tide. Texas: Earned snaps on special teams against the Longhorns. USF: Worked on special teams in Tampa. Ole Miss: Forced a fumble with a huge hit on special teams. Mississippi State: Made one tackle on kickoff coverage against the Bulldogs. Texas A&M: Saw time on special teams in Bryan-College Station. Arkansas: Recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage. Tennessee: Worked on special teams against the Volunteers. LSU: Saw time on special teams. Kentucky: Finished with one tackle on the day. Chattanooga: Saw time against the Mocs. Auburn: Contributed on special teams in the Iron Bowl. Georgia: Continued his work on special teams against the Bulldogs. Michigan: Saw time on special teams in the Rose Bowl.

Prior to Alabama

One of the top junior college players in the 2023 recruiting cycle … a unanimous four-star recruit who is also considered the second-ranked junior college recruit by all major outlets … No. 2 on the 247Composite and the No. 1 JUCO linebacker … the On3 Consensus ranked him second overall and as the No. 1 JUCO linebacker … PrepStar Magazine ranked Jefferson as the No. 2 overall JUCO recruit, the No. 1 linebacker and No. 1 player in Kansas … recorded 86 tackles as a sophomore for head coach Seth Smith at Pearl River C.C. in 2022 … added two sacks and an interception … made 57 stops in his freshman campaign with 13 tackles for loss and three sacks … played for head coach Waldon Tucker at Bartlett High School in Memphis, Tenn., prior to arriving at Pearl River C.C. … as a senior at Bartlett, recorded 116 tackles, including 74 solo stops and two interceptions … chose Alabama over Auburn, Florida, Oregon and Texas A&M.