James Jefferson

Jefferson signed as a free agent with Winnipeg and played three seasons for the Bombers from 1986 to 1988.  He had an especially good season in 1987, being named to the West and All-Canadian All-Star teams.  In 1987, he had a career high 8 interceptions and scored four touchdowns, two on intereption returns, one on a fumble return and one on a punt return.  Jefferson became a free agent after the 1988 season and signed with the Seattle Sea Hawks of the NFL.  He returned to the CFL in 1994, signing with BC.  He was released after one eason with the Lions in November of 1994 and rejoined Winnipeg as a free agent for the 1995 season.  The Bombers released him in September of 1995, and he resigned with BC to finish the season.

Games Played and Tackles
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
1986 WPG 14





0
1987 WPG 17 51




0
1988 WPG 18 54




0
1994 BC 14 28 1 29


0
1995 BC 5 15 0 15 1 2
0
1995 WPG 3 9 0 9 0
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Interceptions
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long
1986 WPG 2 38 19 0 40
1987 WPG 8 99 12.4 2 47
1988 WPG 2 56 28 0 34
1994 BC 1 21 21 0 21
1995 BC 3 12 4 0 8
1995 WPG 1 10 10 0 10
Fumbles
Year Team F FL
1986 WPG 1 1
1987 WPG 0 0
1988 WPG 5 3
1994 BC 2 2
1995 BC 0 0
1995 WPG 0 0
Fumble Recoveries
Year Team FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR FF
1986 WPG 1 -17 -17 0 -17 0
1987 WPG 3 26 8.7 1 28 0
1988 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1986 WPG 4 91 22.8 0 37
1987 WPG 0 0 0 0 0
1988 WPG 28 666 23.8 1 94
1994 BC 8 136 17 0 36
1995 BC 1 13 13 0 13
1995 WPG 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns
Year Team PR Yds Avg TD Long
1986 WPG 44 415 4 0 1
1987 WPG 4 73 8.3 0 1
1988 WPG 71 650 9.2 0 1
1994 BC 19 148 7.6 0 0
1995 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1995 WPG 0 0 0 0 0
Missed Fieldgoal Returns
Year Team MFGRet Yds TD Long
1986 WPG 0 0 0 0
1987 WPG 0 0 0 0
1988 WPG 9 143 0 45
1994 BC 0 0 0 0
1995 BC 0 0 0 0
1995 WPG 0 0 0 0