Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Iowa State
Allen Lazard
WR • 6'5" • 222 lbs • Urbandale, IA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Allen Lazard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Allen Lazard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Urbandale, IA wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Allen Lazard's career was his receiving role: 241...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Allen Lazard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State. Allen Lazard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,360
- Receptions
- 241
- Touchdowns
- 26
Featured Highlight
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Allen Lazard Iowa State Highlights
2017 · Iowa State · Player Highlight
Allen Lazard college highlights at Iowa State.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Allen Lazard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,360
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Urbandale · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Fordson · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 941 receiving yards · WR 40th (top 5%) · Big 12 10th (top 7%) · National 41st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 45 | 593 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 56 | 808 | 6 | 81.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 69 | 1,018 | 7 | 88.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 10 | 142 | 1 | 78.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 61 | 799 | 9 | 78.2 |
Related Context
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Allen Lazard played WR for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Allen Lazard recorded 3,360 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 26 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 1,018 primary output with 82.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
84.8
Efficiency
82.7
Usage
30.2
Consistency
69.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Iowa: 129. Iowa: 111. TCU: 8. San José State: 47. Baylor: 33. Oklahoma State: 55. Texas: 65. Kansas State: 134. Oklahoma: 76. Kansas: 120. Texas Tech: 137. West Virginia: 103
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. Northern Iowa: 6 by 100. Iowa: 7 by 100. TCU: 1 by 53.3. San José State: 4 by 78.3. Baylor: 3 by 73.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 61.1. Texas: 7 by 61.9. Kansas State: 8 by 100. Oklahoma: 6 by 84.4. Kansas: 10 by 80. Texas Tech: 7 by 100. West Virginia: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins101.3 · Games = 3 · +22 vs Losses
Losses79.3 · Games = 9 · -22 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs West Virginia100 receiving yards | L 19-49 | — | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 0 | 67 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Texas Tech100 receiving yards | W 66-10 | — | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Kansas100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-24 | — | 10 | 120 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| Thu 11/3 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-34 | — | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Kansas State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 26-31 | — | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Texas | L 6-27 | — | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Oklahoma State2+ TD | L 31-38 | — | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 2 | 18 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Baylor | L 42-45 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs San José State | W 44-10 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ TCU | L 20-41 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Iowa100 receiving yards | L 3-42 | — | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 0 | 36 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Northern Iowa100 receiving yards | L 20-25 | — | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 1 | 42 |
Player Story
Allen Lazard story
Allen Lazard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Urbandale, IA wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Allen Lazard's career was his receiving role: 241 catches, 3,360 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 tackles and 213 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Allen Lazard 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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Iowa State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 593 | 86 | 15.3 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 808 | 83.1 | 25.8 | 215 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1,018 | 82.7 | 30.2 | 210 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 941 | 80.9 | 23 | -77 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 941 | 80.9 | 23 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 12 · W 66-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
137
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 9 · L 26-31 · Conference game
134
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Memphis
Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason
142
Receiving Yards
98.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
142 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Northern Iowa
Week 1 · L 20-25
129
Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 11 · L 42-49 · Conference game
126
Receiving Yards
94 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
126 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
1,018 primary output · 82.7 efficiency · 30.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Iowa State
81.3
808 primary · 83.1 efficiency · 25.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Iowa State
78.2
941 primary · 80.9 efficiency · 23 usage
Milestones
12
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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