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Giants hosted WR Michael Jefferson on visit, worked out 3 others

The New York Giants met with rookie wide receiver Michael Jefferson on Monday and hosted three others for workouts.

The New York Giants were quite busy on Monday, hosting free agent wide receiver Michael Jefferson for a visit while working out three others.

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Jefferson was projected to be a middle-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft but went unselected after suffering severe injuries in a car accident.

On April 11, Jefferson was involved in a fatal multi-car wreck in Mobile, Alabama, and spent a week in the hospital after “multiple surgeries.” He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Since recovering, Jefferson has also visited with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks but has not yet been able to work out.

The 23-year-old tested well at the NFL Combine, clocking in at 4.56 in the 40-yard dash.

In addition to meeting with Jefferson, the Giants also worked out offensive lineman Jordan Roos, and cornerbacks Thomas Graham and Chris Jackson.

Roos is a seven-year NFL veteran with 23 games of experience at guard. He was last with the Tennessee Titans but released on September 14.

Graham is a former sixth-round pick of the Chicago Bears (2021) and Jackson is a former seventh-round pick of the Titans (2020).

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Free agent WR Michael Jefferson visited Seahawks and 49ers

This comes via a report by Mike Garafolo at NFL Network.

The Seattle Seahawks hosted rookie free agent wide receiver Michael Jefferson for a visit today, one day after he visited the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers. This comes via a report by Mike Garafolo at NFL Network.

After starting out at Alabama State, Jefferson (6-foot-4, 199 pounds) played the last two seasons of his college career at Louisiana, where he totaled 69 catches, 1,291 yards and 11 touchdowns in 26 games.

Jefferson tested reasonably well at the combine, posting a 4.56 forty yard dash, a 37″ vertical and 16 bench press reps. However, he got into a car crash just weeks before the draft and went unpicked. Per Garafolo, He’s recently been cleared to travel, take physicals and join an NFL team.

Some analysts really like Jefferson’s developmental potential, including Touchdown Wire editor Doug Farrar – who had him as a mid-rounder.

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Louisiana’s Michael Jefferson grew up a Saints fan, says it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans

Louisiana’s Michael Jefferson grew up a Saints fan, says it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans after meeting with the team, via @RossJacksonNOLA and @john_siglerr:

Every team will have met with virtually every prospect by the time the 2023 NFL draft rolls around, so you don’t want to make too much of prospect meetings at the NFL Scouting Combine. But it’s still a cool story when the New Orleans Saints talk shop with someone who grew up a fan of the team.

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns wide receiver Michael Jefferson hails from nearby Mobile, Ala., and he recently met with the Saints — a bit of a surreal experience after a young life spent cheering for them. He told our Ross Jackson that it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans in front of friends and family.

Jefferson added that the team likes his speed at his size (he’s listed at 6-foot-4 and 202 pounds) but they want to see more consistency on contested-catch opportunities. Pro Football Focus charting found Jefferson caught 20 his 44 career targets in those situations.

He’s seen as a prospect likely to go on the third day of this year’s draft after securing 51 receptions for 810 yards and 7 touchdown catches last season, ranking among Sun Belt leaders in each category. If Jefferson can validate his athletic upside in drills at the combine this week, it’ll do a lot to boost his draft stock as we approach the event in late April.

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