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 Score

7.6

Efficiency

75.4

Consistency

68.6

Season Value

60.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

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: Unknown

Game 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

Oklahoma

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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. Unknown: 41. Utah State: 42. Mississippi State: 37. Auburn: 0. Texas A&M: 17. Georgia: 11

Volume vs Efficiency

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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. Unknown: 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.

Wins23 · Games = 7
First Half34.3 · Games = 4 · +18 vs Second Half
Second Half16.3 · Games = 4 · -18 vs First Half
All Games25.3 · Games = 8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

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 Unknown34113.713.70026
Sat 8/31vs Georgia SouthernW 55-31323232032

Career Arc

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

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    LSU

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season 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

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86

Primary metric

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

41

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.

#3

Mississippi State

37

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Auburn

71

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Mississippi State

21

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · LSU

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2019 Postseason · LSU

60.4

202 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · LSU

60.4

202 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9271

Pine · Franklinton, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

634

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.