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Quinton Jefferson
DE · SEA/BUF/LV/NYJ · 2016–2024
Born March 31, 1993 · College Maryland · Drafted 2016, round 5, pick 147 (SEA) · 6-4, 291 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | SEA | 16 | 25 | 3.0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SEA | 12 | 26 | 3.5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | SEA | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BUF | 13 | 23 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 17 | 47 | 4.5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 playoffs | LV | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SEA | 16 | 29 | 5.5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 13 | 34 | 6.0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | BUF | 10 | 14 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | BUF | 103 | 206 | 28.5 | 81 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SEA | 3 | – | – | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2017 | SEA | 6 | – | – | 128 | 32.3 |
| 2018 | SEA | 16 | – | – | 547 | 56.0 |
| 2018 playoffs | SEA | 1 | – | – | 44 | 61.1 |
| 2019 | SEA | 14 | – | – | 577 | 64.2 |
| 2019 playoffs | SEA | 2 | – | – | 70 | 56.5 |
| 2020 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 526 | 49.7 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 96 | 45.5 |
| 2021 | LV | 17 | – | – | 675 | 59.2 |
| 2021 playoffs | LV | 1 | – | – | 21 | 35.0 |
| 2022 | SEA | 17 | – | – | 556 | 49.1 |
| 2022 playoffs | SEA | 1 | – | – | 34 | 54.0 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 14 | – | – | 459 | 48.9 |
| 2024 | CLE/BUF | 12 | – | – | 248 | 33.0 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 6 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | DET | 1 | – | – | 14 | 23.3 |
Game logs
2024 game log (10 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs DAL | L 17–33 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ JAX | W 18–13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs NYG | L 15–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ LV | L 16–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ IND | W 30–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs SF | W 35–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ LA | L 42–44 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs NYJ | W 40–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ NE | L 16–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (13 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-11 | vs BUF | W 22–16 OT | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ DAL | L 10–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs NE | L 10–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs KC | L 20–23 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ DEN | W 31–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs PHI | W 20–14 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ NYG | W 13–10 OT | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-06 | vs LAC | L 6–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ LV | L 12–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ BUF | L 6–32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-24 | vs MIA | L 13–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs ATL | L 8–13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs HOU | W 30–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (17 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-12 | vs DEN | W 17–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ SF | L 7–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs ATL | L 23–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ DET | W 48–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ NO | L 32–39 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | vs ARI | W 19–9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ LAC | W 37–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs NYG | W 27–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ TB | L 16–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | vs LV | L 34–40 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ LA | W 27–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs CAR | L 24–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-15 | vs SF | L 13–21 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ KC | L 10–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs NYJ | W 23–6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs LA | W 19–16 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-14 | @ SF | L 23–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (18 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-13 | vs BAL | W 33–27 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ PIT | W 26–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs MIA | W 31–28 OT | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-04 | @ LAC | L 14–28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs CHI | L 9–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | @ DEN | W 34–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs PHI | W 33–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ NYG | L 16–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | vs KC | L 14–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs CIN | L 13–32 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | @ DAL | W 36–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs WAS | L 15–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ KC | L 9–48 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-20 | @ CLE | W 16–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | vs DEN | W 17–13 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ IND | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs LAC | W 35–32 OT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2022-01-15 | @ CIN | L 19–26 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (15 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs NYJ | W 27–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ MIA | W 31–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs LA | W 35–32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ LV | W 30–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-13 | @ TEN | L 16–42 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-19 | vs KC | L 17–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ NYJ | W 18–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs LAC | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-07 | @ SF | W 34–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs PIT | W 26–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-19 | @ DEN | W 48–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-28 | @ NE | W 38–9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2021-01-09 | vs IND | W 27–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2021-01-24 | @ KC | L 24–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (14 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs CIN | W 21–20 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ PIT | W 28–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs NO | L 27–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ ARI | W 27–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-03 | vs LA | W 30–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ CLE | W 32–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs BAL | L 16–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-11 | @ SF | W 27–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ PHI | W 17–9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ LA | L 12–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ CAR | W 30–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs SF | L 21–26 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-05 | @ PHI | W 17–9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2020-01-12 | @ GB | L 23–28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (17 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ DEN | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-17 | @ CHI | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | vs DAL | W 24–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ ARI | W 20–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs LA | L 31–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ LV | W 27–3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ DET | W 28–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs LAC | L 17–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ LA | L 31–36 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-15 | vs GB | W 27–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ CAR | W 30–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs SF | W 43–16 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2018-12-10 | vs MIN | W 21–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | @ SF | L 23–26 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs KC | W 38–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs ARI | W 27–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2019-01-05 | @ DAL | L 22–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (5 games)
2016 game log (1 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs MIA | W 12–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |