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John Larry Jefferson (né Washington; [1] born February 3, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football with the Arizona State Sun Devils, he was selected in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers.
SDG – John Jefferson – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD While Miami's win in the early slate of games officially eliminated San Diego from the playoffs, they did score another one-sided win. Seattle led 10–6 before Fouts threw a pair of touchdowns to Jefferson in the final two minutes of the first half, sandwiching a Fuller interception.
In the NFL draft, teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. [5] Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, or a combination thereof. [ 5 ]
1978 1 14 14 John Jefferson: San Diego Chargers: WR 7 7 173 John Harris: Seattle Seahawks: DB 8 6 200 Dennis Sproul: Green Bay Packers: QB 9 20 242 Tim Petersen: New England Patriots: LB 9 25 247 Bruce Hardy: Miami Dolphins: TE 1979 1 9 9 Al Harris: Chicago Bears: DE 3 13 69 Kim Anderson: Baltimore Colts: DB 6 11 148 Jeff McIntyre: Denver ...
The draft was held May 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the first overall pick in the 1978 draft, by virtue of their 2–12 record in 1977 .
1978 Seattle Seahawks draft: Round Pick Player Position College ... SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13)
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Ray Perkins became the Chargers' offensive coordinator in 1978, their third in three years. He emphasized using running backs as possession receivers and rookie No. 1 pick John Jefferson as the deep threat while phasing out Joiner, who had undergone offseason knee surgery.