2018 Football Roster
Roster
Jefferson, La'Darius
CB
/ FootballS
/ FootballK
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballS
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballP
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballLB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballFB
/ FootballFB
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballS
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballSN
/ FootballDE
/ FootballS
/ FootballFB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballDE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballOG
/ FootballSN
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDT
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ Football/ Football
DT
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOT
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDT
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballP
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballK
/ FootballDE
/ FootballP
/ FootballDT
/ Football
Jersey Number 15
La'Darius Jefferson
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Miss.
- High School:
- Muskegon
Bio
Two-year letterwinner had four rushing TDs on 97 carries for 280 yards (2.9 ypc) in 17 career games.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had 19 carries for 25 yards with two TDs in six games, adding three catches for 34 yards (11.3 ypc), totaling 59 all-purpose yards . . . 5 of 19 rushes went for either a first down or touchdown . . . posted two carries for 4 yards in Indiana game, including earning a first down to keep drive alive on MSU scoring drive . . . had three carries for 3 yards at Northwestern . . . posted first multi-TD outing of Spartan career with two rushing TDs in Western Michigan game, doubling his career TD total, as part of five carries for 9 yards, scoring pair of short-yardage scores, going in from 2-yards out in the second quarter and plunging in from 1-yard out in third quarter, adding one catch for 5 yards . . . tallied 37 all-purpose yards in season opener vs. Tulsa with two catches for 29 yards and seven rushes for 8 yards . . . the 29 receiving yards matches his 2018 season total for reception yards.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Ranked third on the team in rushing with 255 yards on 78 carries, averaging 3.3 yards per carry and 23.2 yards per game . . . tied for second on the team with two rushing TDs . . . also had seven receptions for 29 yards . . . played in 11 games . . . rushed four times for 12 yards against Rutgers . . . had seven carries for 16 yards at Nebraska, adding one catch for 7 yards . . . tallied two rushes for 4 yards against Ohio State . . . had 11 carries for 30 yards to go with one catch for 2 yards at Maryland . . . rushed five times for 4 yards and added one catch for 8 yards in Purdue game . . . led MSU on the ground with career highs in rushing yards (60) and carries (15) at No. 8 Penn State, scoring MSU’s first TD of the game on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, along with career-long 27-yard run . . . tallied six carries for 15 yards in Northwestern game, adding two catches for 8 yards . . . in just third collegiate game, ran for 56 yards on 13 carries, including his first-career touchdown, a 2-yard run in the third quarter that gave MSU a 31-3 lead over Central Michigan . . . rushed 10 times for 34 yards at Indiana . . . had three carries for 20 yards at Arizona State in Spartan debut.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Michigan Mr. Football . . . named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Michigan . . . selected The Associated Press Division 3-4 Player of the Year . . . named MLive Player of the Year . . . captain of Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . was also named to the Detroit News and MLive Dream Teams . . . ranked the top dual-threat quarterback in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com and 247Sports . . . rated one of the best dual-threat QBs in the nation by 247Sports (No. 16) and ESPN.com (No. 17) . . . ranked one of the top players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11), ESPN.com (No. 13), MLive (No. 15) and Rivals.com (No. 18) . . . listed as one of the best athletes in the nation (No. 43) by Rivals.com . . . played two seasons for Coach Shane Fairfield at Muskegon High School . . . ran for 2,095 yards and 33 touchdowns on 225 carries while leading the Big Reds to a perfect 14-0 record and the Division 3 state championship . . . completed 67-of-117 passes for 1,205 yards and 21 touchdowns . . . rushed for 245 yards and four TDs in the Division 3 state title victory over Farmington Hills Harrison . . . collected 190 yards and two TDs on the ground on 12 carries (15.8 avg.) and was 7-of-13 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Reeths-Puffer on Sept. 22 . . . ran for 218 yards and two TDs against Lincolnshire Stevenson on Sept. 2 . . . in season-opening win over Ann Arbor Pioneer, had 232 rushing yards on 16 carries, including TD runs of 5 and 59 yards . . . split time at quarterback as a junior as the Big Reds reached the state championship game in 2016 . . . was 3-of-3 passing for 87 yards and ran for 57 yards on 13 carries in the state title game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s . . . threw for 957 yards and nine TDs and ran for 929 yards and 19 scores during his junior year . . . played his sophomore year in 2015 at East Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi, where he both threw and rushed for more than 1,000 yards . . . son of Lakethia Cowart . . . born Nov. 25, 1999 . . . grew up in Columbia, Mississippi, before moving to Muskegon in middle school . . . mechanical engineering major.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had 19 carries for 25 yards with two TDs in six games, adding three catches for 34 yards (11.3 ypc), totaling 59 all-purpose yards . . . 5 of 19 rushes went for either a first down or touchdown . . . posted two carries for 4 yards in Indiana game, including earning a first down to keep drive alive on MSU scoring drive . . . had three carries for 3 yards at Northwestern . . . posted first multi-TD outing of Spartan career with two rushing TDs in Western Michigan game, doubling his career TD total, as part of five carries for 9 yards, scoring pair of short-yardage scores, going in from 2-yards out in the second quarter and plunging in from 1-yard out in third quarter, adding one catch for 5 yards . . . tallied 37 all-purpose yards in season opener vs. Tulsa with two catches for 29 yards and seven rushes for 8 yards . . . the 29 receiving yards matches his 2018 season total for reception yards.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Ranked third on the team in rushing with 255 yards on 78 carries, averaging 3.3 yards per carry and 23.2 yards per game . . . tied for second on the team with two rushing TDs . . . also had seven receptions for 29 yards . . . played in 11 games . . . rushed four times for 12 yards against Rutgers . . . had seven carries for 16 yards at Nebraska, adding one catch for 7 yards . . . tallied two rushes for 4 yards against Ohio State . . . had 11 carries for 30 yards to go with one catch for 2 yards at Maryland . . . rushed five times for 4 yards and added one catch for 8 yards in Purdue game . . . led MSU on the ground with career highs in rushing yards (60) and carries (15) at No. 8 Penn State, scoring MSU’s first TD of the game on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, along with career-long 27-yard run . . . tallied six carries for 15 yards in Northwestern game, adding two catches for 8 yards . . . in just third collegiate game, ran for 56 yards on 13 carries, including his first-career touchdown, a 2-yard run in the third quarter that gave MSU a 31-3 lead over Central Michigan . . . rushed 10 times for 34 yards at Indiana . . . had three carries for 20 yards at Arizona State in Spartan debut.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Michigan Mr. Football . . . named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Michigan . . . selected The Associated Press Division 3-4 Player of the Year . . . named MLive Player of the Year . . . captain of Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . was also named to the Detroit News and MLive Dream Teams . . . ranked the top dual-threat quarterback in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com and 247Sports . . . rated one of the best dual-threat QBs in the nation by 247Sports (No. 16) and ESPN.com (No. 17) . . . ranked one of the top players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11), ESPN.com (No. 13), MLive (No. 15) and Rivals.com (No. 18) . . . listed as one of the best athletes in the nation (No. 43) by Rivals.com . . . played two seasons for Coach Shane Fairfield at Muskegon High School . . . ran for 2,095 yards and 33 touchdowns on 225 carries while leading the Big Reds to a perfect 14-0 record and the Division 3 state championship . . . completed 67-of-117 passes for 1,205 yards and 21 touchdowns . . . rushed for 245 yards and four TDs in the Division 3 state title victory over Farmington Hills Harrison . . . collected 190 yards and two TDs on the ground on 12 carries (15.8 avg.) and was 7-of-13 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Reeths-Puffer on Sept. 22 . . . ran for 218 yards and two TDs against Lincolnshire Stevenson on Sept. 2 . . . in season-opening win over Ann Arbor Pioneer, had 232 rushing yards on 16 carries, including TD runs of 5 and 59 yards . . . split time at quarterback as a junior as the Big Reds reached the state championship game in 2016 . . . was 3-of-3 passing for 87 yards and ran for 57 yards on 13 carries in the state title game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s . . . threw for 957 yards and nine TDs and ran for 929 yards and 19 scores during his junior year . . . played his sophomore year in 2015 at East Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi, where he both threw and rushed for more than 1,000 yards . . . son of Lakethia Cowart . . . born Nov. 25, 1999 . . . grew up in Columbia, Mississippi, before moving to Muskegon in middle school . . . mechanical engineering major.
Jonathan Smith Post Game Comments | YSU | Sep. 13 2025
Saturday, September 13
Jonathan Smith | Football Press Conference | Sep. 8 2025
Monday, September 08
Jonathan Smith Post Game Comments | BC | Sep. 7 2025
Sunday, September 07
Jonathan Smith | Football Press Conference | Sep. 1 2025
Monday, September 01
