Las Vegas Sun

April 16, 2024

UNLV

78 Cameron Jefferson

  • Offensive Line
  • Grade: Freshman
  • Height: 6′6″
  • Weight: 265 lbs

Player Bio: UNLV: A still-learning athlete with an impressive frame ... Turned in a solid spring and is listed No. 1 at the left tackle spot heading into the fall ... Hails from a local high school that opened its doors in fall 2008.

2010: Redshirted season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Desert Oasis HS ... A two-time letterwinner for coach Faron Seibel ... Started playing football as a junior ... Earned first team All-Southwest League in 2009 ... Helped the Diamondbacks to a 7-3 record and an appearance in the state playoffs ... A two-year letterwinner at power forward for the basketball team ... Spent two years at Sierra Vista HS in Las Vegas.

PERSONAL: Cameron Elijah Jefferson was born on May 2, 1992, in Cleveland, OH ... The son of Michele and William Jefferson ... Has two younger brothers, Noah and Joshua ... His father played college football at Maryland, spent two seasons with the Cleveland Browns (1989-90) and also played in the CFL as an offensive lineman ... Has not declared a major.

--Courtesy of UNLVRebels.com