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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 2, 1973 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | ||||||||
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High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Country Day | ||||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 98 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,563 |
Touchdowns: | 14 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Patrick Christopher Jeffers (born February 2, 1973) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, and the Carolina Panthers. With the '97 Broncos, he won Super Bowl XXXII over Brett Favre and the world champion Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Virginia.
Jeffers attended Fort Worth Country Day School, where he was a two-time All-conference selection, playing as a wide receiver, cornerback, free safety, punter, placekicker. He finished his career with 52 receptions for 980 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He was a two-time All-conference selection in soccer. In track, he won the conference title in the 400 metre dash twice and set school records in the 200 and 400 metres.
Jeffers walked-on at the University of Virginia. As a redshirt freshman, his first reception was a 20-yard touchdown against the University of Maryland. He appeared in 11 games, tallying 9 receptions for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns.