A committed competitor is the way a former coach of University of Arkansas freshman quarterback KJ Jefferson describes him.
After his first game as a junior at North Panola High School in Sardis, Miss., Jefferson's mother Katorie suffered a stroke.
NOTEWORTHY Mississippi’s Mr. Football in Class 3A. … Played in the 2018 Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game. … Four-year letterman in football and basketball. … Led Cougars to Class 3A semifinals as a junior and a senior. … School’s all-time leading passer.
"I remember taking him up to the hospital to see his mom on Monday," North Panola Coach Carl Diffee said.