College football player Jordan Jefferson serves as a quarterback for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team in the NCAA. After making his debut with the Tigers as a freshman in 2009, Jefferson was named the starting quarterback for the team and has continued with the Tigers in the time since, including starting his junior season in 2010.http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1382572

Prior to playing for the LSU Tigers, the sports administration major was a highly regarded prep player at Destrehan High School. He earned All-American honors from SuperPrep Magazine and listed within the top 10 pro-style quarterbacks by Rivals.com. Jefferson finished his high school football career with a perfect record of 21-0 in games he started, throwing for 2,846 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2007 as he led the team to the Class 5A state championship.http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1382572

As a true freshman with the LSU Tigers in 2008, Jefferson played in seven games, completing 36 of 73 passes for 419 yards and four touchdowns.http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1382572 One notable start came against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where he completed 16 of 25 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown. Jefferson was named the MVP of the bowl game, which LSU won 38-3.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=378564&year=2008

Jefferson continued as the starter for the Tigers in the 2009 campaign, starting in all 12 regular-season games and completing 182 of 296 passes for 2.166 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Tigers went 9-3 on the year, earning an invitation to play in the Capital One Bowl. Despite Jefferson's 202 yards and one touchdown in the game, LSU lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions 19-17.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=378564&year=2009