Player Dossier

2006-2009

Central Michigan

Dan LeFevour

QB • 6'3" • Downers Grove, IL, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Dan LeFevour is a dual-threat creator with 37.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

67

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

55

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Dan LeFevour built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Downers Grove, IL wearing No. 13, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Dan LeFevour's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2003 · Rating 0.7667

Lincoln · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Louisville
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2003

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 181
NFL Team
Chicago Bears

Dan LeFevour, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Central Michigan. Dan LeFevour is a dual-threat creator with 37.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
15,853
Passing yards
12,905
Rushing yards
2,948
Touchdowns
150

Quick Answers

Dan LeFevour quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · QB
Career Total Offense
15,853
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 53 games
Best season
2007 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game
Akron
Recruit profile
2-star · Lincoln · Louisville
High school pipeline
Lincoln · 56 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Chicago Bears
Latest roster
No. 13 · Class 2009
2009 Total offense rank
4,151 total offense · QB 3rd (top 2%) · Mid-American 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonCentral Michigan1423116269272.6
2006 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan143,3212,8694523172.6
2007 PostseasonCentral Michigan14406292114682.7
2007 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan144,3683,3601,0084182.7
2008 PostseasonCentral Michigan1130925356278.5
2008 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan113,0672,5315362578.5
2009 PostseasonCentral Michigan1440739512279.7
2009 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan143,7443,0437014179.7

Related Context

Dan LeFevour played QB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dan LeFevour recorded 12,905 passing yards, 2,948 rushing yards, and 58 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 4,774 primary output with 68.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2006 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 63.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Loss with 407 yards of offense and 68.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2006 Postseason · Central Michigan

Games

14

Primary Metric / G

253.7

Efficiency

63.2

Usage

32.1

Consistency

81.2

Best Game by takeover score

Kentucky

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 231. Boston College: 293. Michigan: 132. Akron: 229. Eastern Michigan: 34. Kentucky: 407. Toledo: 295. Ball State: 246. Bowling Green: 225. Temple: 317. Western Michigan: 202. Northern Illinois: 305. Buffalo: 312. Ohio: 324

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 41 by 64.9. Boston College: 51 by 62.5. Michigan: 44 by 42.9. Akron: 33 by 69.5. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 36.6. Kentucky: 51 by 68.2. Toledo: 35 by 64.3. Ball State: 48 by 59. Bowling Green: 32 by 62.3. Temple: 30 by 81.2. Western Michigan: 37 by 59.4. Northern Illinois: 52 by 67.9. Buffalo: 21 by 80.9. Ohio: 37 by 65.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins241.5 · Games = 10 · -42.8 vs Losses
Losses284.3 · Games = 4 · +42.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Kentucky

Best efficiency game

81.2 vs Temple

Result
Wed 12/27vs Middle TennesseeDual-threatW 31-14162616261.51064.915694.60123
Fri 12/1@ Ohio300-yard game · 3+ TDW 31-10223031473.33165.47101.40037
Fri 11/24@ Buffalo3+ TDW 55-28141629487.53080.95183.60113
Sat 11/18@ Northern IllinoisDual-threatL 10-31254221759.51267.910888.80038
Sat 11/11vs Western MichiganW 31-7172716363.01159.410393.90019
Sat 11/4@ Temple3+ TDW 42-26182226881.84181.28496.10121
Thu 10/19vs Bowling GreenW 31-14152521260.02062.37131.90013
Sat 10/14vs Ball StateDual-threatW 18-7183017160.0015918754.20217
Sat 10/7@ Toledo3+ TDW 42-20212929572.43064.360007
Sat 9/30@ Kentucky300-yard game · 3+ TDL 36-45223836057.94068.213473.60025
Sat 9/23@ Eastern MichiganW 24-17473957.10136.61-5-500
Sat 9/16vs AkronDual-threatW 24-21162316269.61169.510676.70013
Sat 9/9@ MichiganL 17-41173615347.22142.98-21-2.60016
Thu 8/31vs Boston College3+ TD · Dual-threatL 24-31223722159.51162.514725.10241

Player Story

Dan LeFevour story

Dan LeFevour built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Downers Grove, IL wearing No. 13, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Dan LeFevour's career was his passing role: 12,905 passing yards, 102 touchdown passes, 1,763 attempts, and 2,948 rushing yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2,948 rushing yards and 58 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Dan LeFevour moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonCentral Michigan3,55263.232.1
2006 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan3,55263.232.10
2007 PostseasonCentral Michigan4,77468.236.81,222
2007 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan4,77468.236.80
2008 PostseasonCentral Michigan3,37665.141-1,398
2008 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan3,37665.1410
2009 PostseasonCentral Michigan4,1516637.6775
2009 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan4,1516637.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Akron

Week 13 · W 35-32 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

514

Total Offense

89.3 takeover

514 total offense with 71.9 efficiency.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 6 · W 58-38 · Conference game

506

Total Offense

88.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

506 total offense with 84.7 efficiency.

#3

vs Ball State

Week 13 · L 24-31 · Conference game

420

Total Offense

88 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

420 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Ohio

Week 3 · W 31-28 · Conference game

406

Total Offense

87.6 takeover

Win with 406 yards of offense and 66.2 efficiency.

406 total offense with 66.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Buffalo

Week 5 · W 20-13 · Conference game

366

Total Offense

87.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

366 total offense with 72.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · Central Michigan

4,774 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 36.8 usage

82.7

#2

2007 Regular Season · Central Michigan

82.7

4,774 primary · 68.2 efficiency · 36.8 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Central Michigan

79.7

4,151 primary · 66 efficiency · 37.6 usage

Milestones

25

250+ passing yards

29

300+ total offense

26

3+ TD games

41

Above avg efficiency