La'Darius Jefferson

ATHLETE :: 6-2 :: 215
Muskegon, MI :: Muskegon HS

Named Michigan Mr. Football . . . named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Michigan . . . selected The Associated Press Division 3-4 Player of the Year . . . named MLive Player of the Year . . . captain of Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . was also named to the Detroit News and MLive Dream Teams . . . ranked the top dual-threat quarterback in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com and 247Sports . . . rated one of the best dual-threat QBs in the nation by 247Sports (No. 16) and ESPN.com (No. 17) . . . ranked one of the top players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11), ESPN.com (No. 13), MLive (No. 15) and Rivals.com (No. 18) . . . listed as one of the best athletes in the nation (No. 43) by Rivals.com . . . played two seasons for Coach Shane Fairfield at Muskegon High School . . . ran for 2,095 yards and 33 touchdowns on 225 carries while leading the Big Reds to a perfect 14-0 record and the Division 3 state championship . . . completed 67-of-117 passes for 1,205 yards and 21 touchdowns . . . rushed for 245 yards and four TDs in the Division 3 state title victory over Farmington Hills Harrison . . . collected 190 yards and two TDs on the ground on 12 carries (15.8 avg.) and was 7-of-13 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Reeths-Puffer on Sept. 22 . . . ran for 218 yards and two TDs against Lincolnshire Stevenson on Sept. 2 . . . in season-opening win over Ann Arbor Pioneer, had 232 rushing yards on 16 carries, including TD runs of 5 and 59 yards . . . split time at quarterback as a junior as the Big Reds reached the state championship game in 2016 . . . was 3-of-3 passing for 87 yards and ran for 57 yards on 13 carries in the state title game against Orchard Lake St. Mary's . . . threw for 957 yards and nine TDs and ran for 929 yards and 19 scores during his junior year . . . son of Lakethia Cowart . . . born Nov. 25, 1999 . . . plans to major in engineering.

Dantonio on Jefferson: "We recruited La'Darius as an athlete, with the idea that he would play running back when he first got here to Michigan State. He really has the ability to play multiple positions. He played quarterback at Muskegon as a senior and helped lead his team to a state title, and he also played some quarterback as a junior and also linebacker as a junior. La'Darius has displayed excellent leadership skills and understands concepts. When he ran the ball at Muskegon, I just kept looking at him and said, 'that guy could be a great tailback because he has excellent running back skills.' He has great feet in the hole, impressive change of direction and runs with power. He can do a multitude of things with the ball in his hands: run, throw and catch."

LaDarius Jefferson Bio

2018 Spartan Signing Day Central

Michigan State Signing Day :: Official Athletic Site

La'Darius Jefferson