Willie Jefferson
Jefferson with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
| CFL status | American | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 31, 1991 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Ozen High (TX) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Stephen F. Austin Baylor | ||||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||||||||||
Willie Hebert Jefferson III (born January 31, 1991) is an American professional football defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jefferson is a three-time Grey Cup champion, winning with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2015 and twice more with the Blue Bombers in 2019 and 2021. He was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2019 with the Bombers, and is a six-time CFL All-Star and seven-time CFL West All-Star. He has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Jefferson played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Baylor Bears.