Shawn Jefferson

Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson Sr. (born February 22, 1969) is an American professional football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2022 and also previously served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, and Detroit Lions.

College career Jefferson played college football at the University of Central Florida.

Professional career

Jefferson was selected by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1991 NFL draft. In his career, Jefferson appeared in 195 games (along with 12 postseason games), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXIX and Super Bowl XXXI). He finished his career with 470 receptions for 7,023 yards and 29 touchdowns.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1991 SDG 16 3 12 125 10.4 29 1 1992 SDG 16 1 29 377 13.0 51 2 1993 SDG 16 4 30 391 13.0 39 2 1994 SDG 16 16 43 627 14.6 52 3 1995 SDG 16 15 48 621 12.9 45 2 1996 NWE 15 15 50 771 15.4 42 4 1997 NWE 16 14 54 841 15.6 76 2 1998 NWE 16 16 34 771 22.7 61 2 1999 NWE 16 16 40 698 17.5 68 6 2000 ATL 16 14 60 822 13.7 49 2 2001 ATL 16 6 37 539 14.6 48 2 2002 ATL 13 7 27 394 14.6 63 1 2003 DET 7 3 6 46 7.7 13 0 195 130 470 7,023 14.9 76 29

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1992 SDG 2 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 1994 SDG 3 3 7 75 10.7 16 0 1995 SDG 1 1 3 33 11.0 12 1 1996 NWE 3 2 10 143 14.3 38 0 1997 NWE 2 2 10 111 11.1 19 0 1998 NWE 1 1 4 30 7.5 10 0 2002 ATL 2 1 1 10 10.0 10 1 14 10 36 412 11.4 38 2

Coaching career Detroit Lions In 2006, Jefferson was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant. In 2007, he was promoted to wide receivers coach.

Tennessee Titans In 2013, Jefferson was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their wide receivers coach.

Miami Dolphins On January 12, 2016, Jefferson was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their wide receivers coach under head coach Adam Gase.

New York Jets In 2019, Jefferson followed Gase to be his assistant head coach and wide receivers coach with the New York Jets.

Arizona Cardinals On January 19, 2021, Jefferson was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their wide receivers coach under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, replacing David Raih. On May 10, 2022, Jefferson was promoted to associate head coach.

Carolina Panthers On February 19, 2023, the Carolina Panthers hired Jefferson as their wide receivers coach.

New York Jets (second stint) On January 31 2024, Jefferson was hired by the New York Jets as their wide receivers coach under head coach Robert Saleh. In February 2025, the Jets announced that Jefferson would be retained on the coaching staff of new head coach, Aaron Glenn.

Personal life Jefferson's son is Van Jefferson, a wide receiver for the Washington Commaders. He played college football at Ole Miss and Florida.