Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

UNLV

78 Cameron Jefferson

  • Offensive Line
  • Grade: Sophomore
  • Height: 6′6″
  • Weight: 300 lbs

Player Bio: UNLV: A returning starter at left guard who is one of five returning starters on the Rebel offensive line this season ... Hails from a local high school that opened its doors in fall 2008.

2011: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 12 games, including starting the final seven at left guard.

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 ... Also 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 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

--Courtesy of UNLVRebels.com