Quinton Jefferson
DL
#79
Experience: 10 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 32
Weight: 291 lbs
College: Maryland
2025 SEASON
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Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
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| 9 | 11/02/2025 | Vikings | L 24 - 27 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 10/20/2025 | Buccaneers | W 24 - 9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 10/12/2025 | @Chiefs | L 17 - 30 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- A nine-year veteran who joined the Lions in 2025.
- Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE:
- Appeared in 38 career games (28 starts) at Maryland (2012-15), recording 107 tackles (52 solo), 23.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pass defense.
- 2015: Started all 12 games, logging 39 tackles (23 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble one pass defense, and one interception.
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- 2014: Started the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury.
- 2013: Started all 13 games, recording 47 tackles (19 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
- 2012: Appeared in nine games as a freshman, tallying 13 tackles (six solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
PERSONAL:
- Attended Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was ranked as the 25th-best player in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com in 2010.
- Son of Larry and Bahiyyah Jefferson.