 Jefferson with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018 | |||||||||||||
| No. 71 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | March 31, 1993 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 291 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Woodland Hills (Churchill, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Maryland (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 5 / pick: 147 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Quinton Jefferson (born March 31, 1993) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Maryland. He played for the Seahawks from 2016 to 2019, as well as brief stints for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, and the New York Jets. Jefferson has played for the Seahawks three separate times. In 2024, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.