All-Decade team
You make it to the NFL, chances are you were good at football in high school. But Jefferson got a pretty noteworthy honor.
Jefferson was a 2010 graduate of Woodland Hills in western Pennsylvania, so not far from Buffalo on the grand scheme of things. This past January, the Tribune-Review in Pittsburgh named Jefferson on their All-Decade football team:
Jefferson, who starts at defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, had 16 sacks as a senior at Woodland Hills. The Wolverines reached the WPIAL finals in both his junior and senior seasons. The three-star Rivals recruit chose Maryland over Pitt, Cincinnati and Iowa. He had 107 total tackles and 10½ sacks in four seasons with the Terrapins. He was a fifth-round NFL draft pick in 2016 and has played 39 games for the Seahawks.
Also with his high school days in mind, when playing on Monday Night Football, he gave them a shout:
Quinton Jefferson showing Woody High some love again tonight. pic.twitter.com/00BZj4B1B1
— Brad Everett (@BREAL412) December 9, 2019