A look at Arkansas quarterback K.J. Jefferson’s situational stats

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As the Arkansas Razorbacks prepare to open the 2022 season with the Cincinnati Bearcats, we begin to preview the upcoming campaign.

When it comes to the offense, as K.J. Jefferson goes so does the team. The Mississippi native is heading into his fourth season with the Hogs. His first start came against the LSU Tigers back in 2019. Arkansas fell to the No. 1 ranked Tigers 56-20, in that game Jefferson completed 50% of his 14 pass attempts and was sacked three times.

This past season he became the full-time starter for head coach Sam Pittman and won the Outback Bowl MVP in the win over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

As the season approaches, Razorbacks Wire breaks down the redshirt junior quarterback’s situational stats. All statistics courtesy of Stats Perform.

KJ Jefferson vs Nonconference opponents

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9.3 passing yards per attempt

63.6% completion

8-3 TD-INT ratio

6.9 rushing yards per attempt

3 rushing TDs

Jefferson vs the SEC

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8.99 passing yards per attempt

69.2% completion

13-1 TD-INT ratio

3.4 rushing yards per attempt

3 rushing TDs

Jefferson vs AP Top 25

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9.53 passing yards per attempt

67.8 % completion

8-2 TD-INT ratio

4.0 rushing yards per attempt

3 rushing TDs

Jefferson on 1st Down

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11.6 passing yards per attempt

71.3 % completion

9-3 TD-INT ratio

6.4 rushing yards per attempt

4 rushing TDs

Jefferson on 2nd Down

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5.88 passing yards per attempt

60.9 % completion

5-1 TD-INT ratio

2.7 rushing yards per attempt

2 rushing TDs

Jefferson on 3rd Down

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8.34 passing yards per attempt

67.4 % completion

6-0 TD-INT ratio

3.4 rushing yards per attempt

0 rushing TDs

Jefferson on 4th Down

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15.5 passing yards per attempt

75.0 % completion on 4 attempts

1-0 TD-INT ratio

3.5 rushing yards per attempt

0 rushing TDs

Jefferson when Arkansas led

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10.75 passing yards per attempt

61.1 % completion

11-2 TD-INT ratio

5.3 rushing yards per attempt

0 rushing TDs

Jefferson when Arkansas trailed

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8.10 passing yards per attempt

71.2 % completion

9-1 TD-INT ratio

3.9 rushing yards per attempt

4 rushing TDs

Jefferson when Arkansas was tied

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8.26 passing yards per attempt

70.4 % completion

1-1 TD-INT ratio

4.8 rushing yards per attempt

2 rushing TDs

Story originally appeared on Razorbacks Wire