Jeff is the son of former CFL defensive back, Larry Fairholm who played with Montreal from 1965-72. Jeff was a first round pick of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2nd overall) in 1988 and had an immediate impact apon joinging the Riders as he caught 45 passes in 1988 and was the runner-up for CFL Rookie of the Year. Fairhold repeated his 45 catch total in 1989 and was a big part of the Roughrider Grey Cup win that year and was also the runnerup for the Outstanding Canadian and a Western All-Star. Injuries limited Fairholm to 10 games and just 34 catches in 1990, but he then reeled off tree 70+ reception / 1000+ seasons from 1991 to 1993. Fairholm became a free agent after the 1993 season and was singed by the Toronto Argos before his retirement after the 1996 season. Fairholm was a speedy receiver and along with Ray Elgaard formed one of the best 1-2 punches at slotback in the CFL.
| Team | Year | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASK | 1988 | 18 | 45 | 833 | 18.5 | 79 | 10 |
| SASK | 1989 | 15 | 45 | 893 | 19.8 | 73 | 11 |
| SASK | 1990 | 10 | 34 | 471 | 13.9 | 107 | 4 |
| SASK | 1991 | 18 | 70 | 1239 | 17.7 | 99 | 13 |
| SASK | 1992 | 17 | 74 | 1344 | 18.2 | 76 | 6 |
| SASK | 1993 | 18 | 72 | 1391 | 19.3 | 78 | 9 |
| TOR | 1994 | 11 | 29 | 599 | 20.7 | 85 | 3 |
| TOR | 1995 | 14 | 43 | 477 | 11.41 | 35 | 1 |
| TOR | 1996 | 7 | 14 | 218 | 15.6 | 30 | 1 |
| Year | Team | TC | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SASK | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 1989 | SASK | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
| 1990 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SASK | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 0 | 26 |
| 1992 | SASK | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1993 | SASK | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | TOR | 2 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SASK | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SASK | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 1992 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SASK | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SASK | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SASK | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SASK | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | SASK | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | SASK | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | TOR | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1989 | SASK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1993 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | T | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SASK | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | SASK | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 | SASK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | SASK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | SASK | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 | SASK | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | TOR | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fairholm had one punt for 28 yards in 1991.
