The big game that got Jake Jefferson recruited to Texas A&M would have been the playoff semifinals of his senior high school year. His team was facing a difficult opponent and were down by a touchdown at the half. This particular team, while not quite as big as Jake’s team, had a really smart secondary that read plays well and stuck to his receivers like glue. On top of that, the weather was quite wet for that game. In the second half, on a long third down in his team’s own end, the call was for a rollout to the right where a corner route for the tight end should open up near the sideline, with an extra go route down the sideline as well. The snap came and as Jake rolled out to his right as planned, he quickly went through his reads and analyzed the play in his head. Both passing options were covered, but he noticed that the linebacker spying him had slipped and there was open field in front of him. His quick feet took him over the line of scrimmage as he committed, and his receivers shifted to block for him. His acceleration was just too much and he easily got to the first down marker and beyond, seemingly out of reach. He was eventually chased down and pushed out by the safety who made a great play, but the 55-yard gain put his team in a great position to tie the game. The mobility and decision-making on this play to turn a low-percent pass into a smart scramble helped add to his case to play college ball QB.
Byron Blackwell - S22-S25 - Dallas Birddogs CB
Kevin Morrison - S26-S31 - New Orleans Second Line OLB / Honolulu Hahalua DT
Jake Jefferson - S40-
S24 - DSFL CBOTY
S31 Ultimus