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Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images The Detroit Lions went off in the 2021 NFL Draft. They got tons of athletic value that can help sustain the team for years to come. Then in the seventh round, with a pick they acquired from the Cleveland Browns, the Lions selected running back Jermar Jefferson from Oregon State. Jefferson is a guy whose footwork in his highlight reel is going to get Lions fans excited about his potential. I know this moment really did it for me. Watch him stop on a dime, wait for the block, then take it the rest of the way home.

  In the hour after No. 8 Oregon State beat No. 5 Oregon 23-13 on November 18, Beaver football players, coaches, staff members and fans drifted away from Reser Stadium to watch the Apple Cup being played in Pullman.   That week's Sports Illustrated magazine – whose cover featured Oregon State wide receiver Chad Johnson making his diving catch in the game – included a lengthy story on the Civil War, and reporter Austin Murphy described the postgame events:   "Once the 10-1 Beavers had stopped dancing in the locker room – even coach Dennis Erickson let his hair down and boogied briefly...

Oregon State QB battle is on, Jermar Jefferson’s place in history, Beavers on all-conference team: 8 takeaways from a 46-33 loss to Arizona State Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson (6) fumbles after he is hit by Arizona State's Evan Fields (4) as the Oregon State Beavers face the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Pac-12 football game at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.Karl Maasdam/Oregon State athletics Facebook Share 1. Avery Roberts the Beavers’ 2020 MVP? A case could surely be made after Saturday’s loss to Arizona St...

As Jermar Jefferson weighs NFL future, legendary Oregon State Beavers running backs are ready to welcome him to the ‘brotherhood’ Updated Dec 18, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson (6) ranks fifth in school history in rushing yards (2,820), rushing touchdowns (27) and 100-yard rushing performances (14). Photo by Leon Neuschwander for The Oregonian/OregonLiveLeon Neuschwander for The Oregonian/OregonLive Facebook Share After Jermar Jefferson shredded the Oregon Ducks’ defense for 226 rushing yards in a record-setting performance, a cluster of prestigio...