Football

RamonJefferson

  • position Running Back
  • height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • High school Truman
  • Previous School Sam Houston/Garden City CC/Maine

Career
• Played in 46 career games, 12 total at UK
• Granted an extension of eligibility waiver by the NCAA to allow for a seventh season in 2023
• The former FCS All-American was one of the top rushers in the FCS at Sam Houston State in 2020 and 2021 and had a long and winding road to Lexington … Began his football career at Maine in 2018 where he was coached under UK offensive coordinator Liam Coen … • • • • Transferred to Garden City Community College in Kansas for one season (2019) and then transferred to Sam Houston State
• Earned a spot on the Dean’s List and the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll at UK in 2022
• Finished his career with 3,138 rushing yards, averaging 6.1 yards per carry … Had 29 total TDs (28 rushing, 1 receiving)

2023 – %Senior
• Saw action in 11 games and had 28 carries for 184 yards
• Listed on the Comeback Player of the Year Watch List returning from an ACL tear in his left knee after just two carries in the season opener vs. Miami (Ohio) in 2022
• Had a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Alabama, the longest in school history vs. the Tide, which set up UK’s final touchdown
• Rushed a season-high six times for 50 yards at South Carolina

2022 – %Senior
• Missed the season with a knee injury suffered in the opening series vs. Miami Ohio
• Had two carries for 10 yards in the season opener vs. Miami Ohio before being sidelined with injury
• The former FCS All-American was one of the top rushers in the FCS last two seasons at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas and had a long and winding road to Lexington … Began his football career at Maine where he was coached under former UK offensive coordinator Liam Coen … Transferred to Garden City Community College in Kansas for one season and then transferred to Sam Houston State for two seasons
• Dean’s List (Fall 2022)
• Chose Kentucky over West Virginia, Tennessee and Eastern Michigan

2021 – Senior (Sam Houston State)
• Amassed 1,907 yards on 299 carries in 22 games in two seasons
• Helped the Bearkats win the FCS Championship during the spring of 2021
• For the ’21 spring season, was named All-Southland Conference second team after rushing for 752 yards (sixth in the FCS) with seven touchdowns
• Averaged 75.2 yards per game and had three rushes of over 30 yards, making him the first Bearkat since 2017 with multiple 30-yard rushes in the same season
• In the fall season, rushed for 1,155 yards and had 13 touchdowns
• Named an Associated Press FCS second-team All-American
• First-team All-Western Athletic Conference

2020 – Junior (Sam Houston State)
• FCS postponed its 2020 season due to COVID-19

2019 – Sophomore (Garden City CC)
• Named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second team offense after rushing for 994 yards and 13 scores in 11 games
• His rushing yardage and rushing TDs were each second in the KJCCC
• Did not lose a fumble in 168 carries for the season

2018 – r-Freshman (Maine)
• Saw action in 12 games with seven starting assignments for the Black Bears
• Totaled 1,037 rushing yards on 182 carries with eight touchdowns
• Averaged 86.4 yards per game and 5.7 yards per carry
• Notched six receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown
• Helped lead Maine to the semifinals of the FCS playoffs
• Named the Thurlow Cooper Offensive Rookie of the Year

2017 – Freshman (Maine)
• Redshirted season
• Coached by under former UK offensive coordinator Liam Coen

High School
• Shined at Harry S Truman High School where he was a two-time all-conference, two-time all-city, NYSSWA all-state selection
• Helped lead Harry S Truman to back-to-back PSAL Bowls
• Amassed an impressive 5,456 total yards and 52 career touchdowns

Personal
• Born in The Bronx, New York
• Son of Dawn Jones and Wayne Jefferson
• Graduated from Sam Houston State in May of 2022 with a degree in humanities and social sciences

Ramon Says
• His nickname is “X”
• He chose Kentucky because of the winning culture and the tradition
• One thing most people don’t know about him is that he can play the saxophone
• His dream job is to own his own private sports performance business
• One thing he will never do again is drink Ensure before a workout

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