NFL Records
John Jefferson is a wide receiver who played college football at Arizona State. He was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 1st round (14th overall pick) of the 1978 NFL Draft. As a first-round selection, John Jefferson was considered one of the top prospects in the 1978 NFL Draft class.
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Draft Class Context
John Jefferson was the 4th of 33 WRs selected in the 1978 draft. The 14th overall pick has been used 57 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Jeremy Shockey in 2002, who played 143 games. Arizona State had 6 players drafted in 1978, among them Mike Douglass and John Harris. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.