Player Dossier

2016-2019

LSU

Derrick Dillon

WR • 5'11" • 186 lbs • Franklinton, LA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Derrick Dillon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

20

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · LSU

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Derrick Dillon built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Franklinton, LA wearing No. 19, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derrick Dillon's career was his receiving role: 51...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9271

Pine · Franklinton, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Derrick Dillon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · LSU. Derrick Dillon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
634
Receptions
51
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Derrick Dillon quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
634
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · LSU
Top game
UCF
Recruit profile
4-star · Pine · LSU
High school pipeline
Pine · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 19 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
202 receiving yards · WR 483rd (top 48%) · SEC 68th (top 31%) · National 619th (top 32%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonLSU1-00100
2017 PostseasonLSU13-0051
2017 Regular SeasonLSU1314125051
2018 PostseasonLSU9286163.8
2018 Regular SeasonLSU920221163.8
2019 PostseasonLSU8222058.8
2019 Regular SeasonLSU813180258.8

Related Context

Derrick Dillon played WR for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Dillon recorded 87 rushing yards, 634 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

LSU paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 75.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · LSU

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

25.3

Efficiency

75.4

Usage

7.6

Consistency

68.6

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 22. Georgia Southern: 32. Northwestern State: 41. Utah State: 42. Mississippi State: 37. Auburn: 0. Texas A&M: 17. Georgia: 11

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. Oklahoma: 2 by 73.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 100. Northwestern State: 3 by 91.1. Utah State: 4 by 70. Mississippi State: 1 by 100. Texas A&M: 2 by 56.7. Georgia: 2 by 36.7

Split Comparison

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

First Half34.3 · Games = 4 · +18 vs Second Half
Second Half16.3 · Games = 4 · -18 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Mississippi State

Result
Sat 12/28vs OklahomaW 63-282221111012
Sat 12/7vs GeorgiaW 37-102115.55.5006
Sun 12/1vs Texas A&MW 50-72178.58.50015
Sat 10/26vs AuburnW 23-20
Sat 10/19@ Mississippi StateW 36-131373737137
Sat 10/5vs Utah StateW 42-644210.510.50119
Sat 9/14vs Northwestern StateW 65-1434113.713.70026
Sat 8/31vs Georgia SouthernW 55-31323232032

Player Story

Derrick Dillon story

Derrick Dillon built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Franklinton, LA wearing No. 19, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derrick Dillon's career was his receiving role: 51 catches, 634 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 87 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 87 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Dillon'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

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonLSU0
2017 PostseasonLSU12566.510.8125
2017 Regular SeasonLSU12566.510.80
2018 PostseasonLSU30765.312.8182
2018 Regular SeasonLSU30765.312.80
2019 PostseasonLSU20275.47.6-105
2019 Regular SeasonLSU20275.47.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCF

Week 1 · W 40-32 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northwestern State

Week 3 · W 65-14

41

Receiving Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.

#3

@ Mississippi State

Week 3 · L 7-37 · Conference game

21

Receiving Yards

73.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

#4

vs Utah State

Week 6 · W 42-6

42

Receiving Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

#5

vs BYU

Week 1 · W 27-0

21

Receiving Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · LSU

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2018 Postseason · LSU

63.8

307 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · LSU

63.8

307 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games