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2026 Football Roster

5 Tyler Jefferson

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown High Springs, Fla.
  • High School Hawthorne HS

Biography

Redshirt Sophomore (2025 at Florida A&M)
  • Appeared in two games for the Rattlers
  • Rushed for two yards on four carries

Redshirt Freshman (2024 at Central Michigan)
  • Played in seven games
  • Finished the season 27-for-58 (46.6%) for 286 yards passing
  • Rushed for 233 yards on 43 carries
  • Picked up 65 rushing yards on just five carries and a touchdown against Bowling Green (11/5)
  • Produced a season-high 95 passing yards versus Ohio (10/12)

Freshman (2023 at Central Michigan)
  • Played in two games during his freshman campaign
  • Finished with one rushing attempt for one yard

High School
  • Attended Hawthorne High School and Columbia High School
  • Led Columbia to a 9-3 record, conference championship, and state playoff appearance in 2022
  • Passed for 1,081 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing for 475 yards and five touchdowns as a senior
  • Also served as Columbia's punter, averaging 35.3 yards per punt
  • Earned Class 1A First Team All-State selection
  • Named First Team All-Area and Mainstreet Daily News First Team honoree
  • Two-time Offensive MVP at Hawthorne (2019, 2020)
  • Led Hawthorne to a 10-1 record and Class 1A state runner-up finish as a junior
  • Threw for 653 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 721 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior
  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, and On3
  • Ranked as ESPN's No. 24 dual-threat quarterback nationally
  • Also lettered in basketball
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • Graduated with a 3.8 GPA

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