Usage Score
8.9
Player Dossier
2017-2020Iowa State
Landen Akers
WR • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Landen Akers reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
77.2
Consistency
46
Season Value
58
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
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.
Landen Akers, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State. Landen Akers reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Iowa State paired 269 primary output with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
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
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2020 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
26.9
Efficiency
77.2
Usage
8.9
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 16. Louisiana: 0. TCU: 60. Oklahoma: 35. Texas Tech: 34. Kansas: 76. Baylor: 11. Texas: 10. West Virginia: 2. Oklahoma: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 100. TCU: 2 by 100. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Texas Tech: 4 by 56.7. Kansas: 6 by 84.4. Baylor: 1 by 73.3. Texas: 1 by 66.7. West Virginia: 1 by 13.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Wins30.5 · n=8 · +18 vs Losses
Losses12.5 · n=2 · -18 vs Wins
First Half29 · n=5 · +4.2 vs Second Half
Second Half24.8 · n=5 · -4.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | vs Oregon | W 34-17 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Oklahoma | L 21-27 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs West Virginia | W 42-6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 11/27 | @ Texas | W 23-20 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Baylor | W 38-31 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Kansas | W 52-22 | — | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Texas Tech | W 31-15 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Oklahoma | W 37-30 | — | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ TCU | W 37-34 | — | 2 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 49 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Louisiana | L 14-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Progression
20172017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 34 | 100 | 5.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 34 | 100 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa State | 181 | 71.1 | 6.8 | 147 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 181 | 71.1 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa State | 109 | 69 | 5.8 | -72 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 109 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Iowa State | 269 | 77.2 | 8.9 | 160 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 269 | 77.2 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76
Primary metric
76 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#2
Kansas
34
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Oklahoma State
55
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
TCU
60
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
TCU
32
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · Iowa State
269 primary output · 77.2 efficiency · 8.9 usage
58
#2
2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
58
269 primary · 77.2 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa State
46.1
181 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7826
Washington · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
593
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.