Player Dossier

2006-2009

LSU

Brandon LaFell

WR • 6'3" • Houston, TX, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Brandon LaFell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

27%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

69

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Player Story

Brandon LaFell built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Brandon LaFell's career was his receiving role: 175...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 14
Overall
No. 78
NFL Team
Carolina Panthers

Brandon LaFell, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · LSU. Brandon LaFell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,517
Receptions
175
Touchdowns
26

Quick Answers

Brandon LaFell quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,517
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Virginia Tech
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 3 · Pick 14 · Carolina Panthers
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
792 receiving yards · WR 62nd (top 8%) · SEC 7th (top 4%) · National 66th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonLSU5158134.1
2006 Regular SeasonLSU5482134.1
2007 PostseasonLSU14215168.4
2007 Regular SeasonLSU1448641468.4
2008 PostseasonLSU13226091.6
2008 Regular SeasonLSU1361903891.6
2009 PostseasonLSU13587185.8
2009 Regular SeasonLSU13527051085.8

Related Context

Brandon LaFell played WR for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon LaFell recorded 37 rushing yards, 2,517 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

LSU paired 929 primary output with 89.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2006 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 72 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: Louisiana

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2006 Postseason · LSU

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

28

Efficiency

72

Usage

5.6

Consistency

30.5

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 58. Louisiana: 58. Arizona: 9. Tulane: 11. Alabama: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 100. Louisiana: 1 by 100. Arizona: 1 by 60. Tulane: 1 by 73.3. Alabama: 1 by 26.7

Split Comparison

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

First Half41.7 · Games = 3 · +34.2 vs Second Half
Second Half7.5 · Games = 2 · -34.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Notre Dame

Result
Thu 1/4vs Notre DameW 41-141585858158
Sun 11/12vs AlabamaW 28-14144404
Sun 9/24vs TulaneW 49-71111111011
Sat 9/9vs ArizonaW 45-3199909
Sun 9/3vs LouisianaW 45-31585858158

Player Story

Brandon LaFell story

Brandon LaFell built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Brandon LaFell's career was his receiving role: 175 catches, 2,517 receiving yards, 25 touchdowns, and 37 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon LaFell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonLSU140725.6
2006 Regular SeasonLSU140725.60
2007 PostseasonLSU65675.520.3516
2007 Regular SeasonLSU65675.520.30
2008 PostseasonLSU92989.730273
2008 Regular SeasonLSU92989.7300
2009 PostseasonLSU79283.629.5-137
2009 Regular SeasonLSU79283.629.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia Tech

Week 2 · W 48-7

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Mississippi State

Week 4 · W 30-26 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Penn State

Week 1 · L 17-19 · Postseason

87

Receiving Yards

95.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Tulane

Week 9 · W 42-0

85

Receiving Yards

94.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Mississippi State

Week 5 · W 34-24 · Conference game

100

Receiving Yards

91.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 95.2 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · LSU

929 primary output · 89.7 efficiency · 30 usage

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#2

2008 Regular Season · LSU

91.6

929 primary · 89.7 efficiency · 30 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · LSU

85.8

792 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 29.5 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

5

2+ TD games