Tony Jefferson
Los Angeles ChargersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 13 games
Draft & College
Comps
STM Take
13 years of NFL survival as a 2013 Oklahoma UDFA puts Jefferson in the rarest journeyman late-career S class. The Oklahoma Big 12 UDFA origin plus the multi-team experience across five teams give him real journeyman veteran value. The 2026 question is whether Jefferson holds an active-roster spot at age 34 or whether the late-career structural closure takes hold.
Jefferson came out of Oklahoma as a 2013 undrafted free agent signed by the Arizona Cardinals. He has bounced through the Cardinals, Ravens, 49ers, Giants, and now Chargers across 13 NFL seasons. His first STTM top-60 finish in years comes in 2025 at tier 8 (#58), reflecting the year-13 journeyman late-career band.
Strengths
- 13 years of NFL survival as a 2013 Oklahoma UDFA across five teams gives him the rarest journeyman late-career résumé.
- Oklahoma Big 12 UDFA origin plus the multi-team experience gives him real plug-in S veteran depth value.
Concerns
- Single tier 8 finish in year 13 caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Age 34 plus 13 years of S wear puts the late-career structural closure question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Jefferson holds an active-roster spot for the full 2026 Chargers season or whether the role compresses to practice-squad rotation.