Tony Jefferson

Tony Jefferson

32-Year-Old SafetyS
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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RANKS
$Signed a contract with the Giants in October of 2022.
Plans to convert to linebacker
SNew York Giants
March 11, 2023
Jefferson intends to put on 10-15 pounds over the offseason and convert to a full-time linebacker, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Jefferson has spent his NFL career as a safety, though he got some looks as a hybrid linebacker with the Giants last season. Per Raanan, Jefferson logged 41 snaps at the position and made nine tackles, so he's not entirely unfamiliar with the role. It's unclear if the veteran will return to New York next season, as he's slated to become a free agent March 15.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Tony Jefferson's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"
 
Weight
211 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.75 sec
 
Bench Press
16 reps
 
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2019 Baltimore Ravens
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
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Jefferson's first two years in Baltimore haven't quite lived up to the standard he set in his final year in Arizona when he racked up 96 tackles and established himself as one of the top box safeties in the league. He's gone for 79 and 74 tackles over the last two years, respectively, appearing in 30 of a possible 32 games. Jefferson has a new compatriot in the defensive backfield in Earl Thomas, who is replacing Eric Weddle. Thomas is younger and more athletic than Weddle, which will allow him to play a more rangy, center field brand of free safety and free up Jefferson to hunt the ball carrier in the box. Jefferson figures to be a fringe top-30 defensive back in IDP formats who relies on racking up tackles more than creating turnovers to bolster his value.
Billed as one of the top IDP defensive backs coming into 2017, Jefferson's first season in Baltimore was something of a disappointment. His tackle volume dropped from 96 to 79 and his solo tackle count was 56, which ranked 30th among safeties. Jefferson is entering his age-26 season and his second year in Baltimore, so a bounce-back is in play. The strength of Jefferson's game is his run support, so even with a new defensive coordinator in the fold, he'll still be put in spots where he can be a reliable source of tackles. It'll be tough for him to match his career-year in 2016 with the Cardinals, but an improvement from what he showed in 2017 is certainly in play, which makes him a viable IDP defensive back.
Jefferson was a productive player in college at Oklahoma but went undrafted in 2013 after testing poorly in pre-draft workouts. If his four years in Arizona were any indication, this is a case of a player whose film was much more insightful than his 40 time. Jefferson served as one of Arizona's lead defensive backs over the last three years, including a breakout 2016 season in which he nearly hit triple-digit tackles. After joining an improved Baltimore defense this offseason, Jefferson should plug in for more of the same.
With Johnson headed to Tennessee and Tyrann Mathieu recovering from a torn ACL, Jefferson should have a chance to earn a career high in defensive snaps this year. Splitting his time between defense and special teams the last two years, Jefferson totaled 157 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions while playing 1,436 snaps. Playing on perhaps the best-schemed defense in the league, there's reason to think Jefferson could hold a good amount of IDP upside if he could push for the 900-snap range on defense. It's hard to see how he wouldn't get those snaps.
The selection of Deone Bucannon in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft should have kept Jefferson in the periphery, but the latter responded by landing the starting strong safety spot out of training camp and further solidified his status as a starter with 50 tackles in the first seven games. His season turned in the last contest of that run, though, when he suffered a concussion. In the subsequent four games, he played a combined 65 snaps, which contributed to a diminished role as the weeks wound on. With Bucannon poised to handle the bulk of the work at SS this season, Jefferson's IDP relevance could again be linked to a deficiency in the linebacker corps, as it was a season ago.
Despite his status as an undrafted free agent in 2013, Jefferson was active for all 16 games and racked up 24 tackles (19 solo). Nevertheless, the organization selected Deone Bucannon in the first round of this year's draft, placing a shadow over Jefferson's status in the defensive backfield. Jefferson has responded by taking all the first-team reps during OTAs and minicamp, which has extended into training camp with his listing as the Cardinals' starting strong safety.
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Ready to play vs. Washington
SNew York Giants
December 3, 2022
The Giants activated Jefferson (foot) from their injured reserve list Saturday ahead of Sunday's game versus the Commanders, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
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Nearing return
SNew York Giants
Foot
November 28, 2022
Jefferson (foot) was designated to return from IR on Monday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Heads to IR
SNew York Giants
Foot
October 16, 2022
The Giants placed Jefferson (foot) on injured reserve Saturday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.
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Won't play Sunday
SNew York Giants
Foot
October 14, 2022
Jefferson (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's contest against the Ravens, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
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Dealing with foot issue
SNew York Giants
Foot
October 13, 2022
Jefferson (foot) did not practice Wednesday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
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