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

89%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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

2007 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 75.5 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: Virginia Tech

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2007 Postseason · LSU

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

46.9

Efficiency

75.5

Usage

20.3

Consistency

59.9

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 15. Mississippi State: 15. Virginia Tech: 125. Middle Tennessee: 47. South Carolina: 16. Tulane: 76. Florida: 73. Kentucky: 42. Auburn: 18. Alabama: 43. Louisiana Tech: 80. Ole Miss: 19. Arkansas: 22. Tennessee: 65

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. Ohio State: 2 by 50. Mississippi State: 1 by 100. Virginia Tech: 7 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 100. South Carolina: 2 by 53.3. Tulane: 4 by 100. Florida: 6 by 81.1. Kentucky: 4 by 70. Auburn: 3 by 40. Alabama: 4 by 71.7. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 100. Ole Miss: 3 by 42.2. Arkansas: 3 by 48.9. Tennessee: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins49.3 · Games = 12 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses32 · Games = 2 · -17.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tennessee

Result
Tue 1/8@ Ohio StateW 38-242157.57.50110
Sat 12/1vs TennesseeW 21-1436521.721.70048
Fri 11/23vs ArkansasL 48-503227.37.30110
Sat 11/17@ Ole MissW 41-243196.36.30011
Sun 11/11vs Louisiana TechW 58-105801616137
Sat 11/3@ AlabamaW 41-3444310.810.80019
Sun 10/21vs AuburnW 30-2431866013
Sat 10/13@ KentuckyL 37-4344210.510.50018
Sun 10/7vs FloridaW 28-2467312.212.20016
Sat 9/29@ TulaneW 34-94761919043
Sat 9/22vs South CarolinaW 28-1621688010
Sun 9/16vs Middle TennesseeW 44-034716.315.70019
Sun 9/9vs Virginia Tech100 receiving yardsW 48-7712517.917.90056
Fri 8/31@ Mississippi StateW 45-01151515115

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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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

91.6

#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