Player Dossier

2017-2019

LSU

K'Lavon Chaisson

LB • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

K'Lavon Chaisson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

44

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

98

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Player Story

K'Lavon Chaisson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of K'Lavon Chaisson's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9821

North Shore · Houston, TX

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2020
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 20
Overall
No. 20
NFL Team
Jacksonville Jaguars

K'Lavon Chaisson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU. K'Lavon Chaisson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
92
TFL
19
Sacks
9.5
QB hurries
9
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

K'Lavon Chaisson quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · LB
Career Tackles
92
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Alabama
Recruit profile
4-star · North Shore · LSU
High school pipeline
North Shore · 69 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
NFL Draft
2020 · Round 1 · Pick 20 · Jacksonville Jaguars
Latest roster
No. 18 · Sophomore
2019 Tackles rank
60 tackles · LB 264th (top 21%) · SEC 41st (top 7%) · National 460th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonLSU102-0-1035
2017 Regular SeasonLSU10254.5221035
2018 Regular SeasonLSU15111-065.4
2019 PostseasonLSU13822--074.7
2019 Regular SeasonLSU135211.54.562074.7

Related Context

K'Lavon Chaisson played LB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, K'Lavon Chaisson recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

LSU paired 28 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.8 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: Alabama

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Postseason · LSU

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

2.2

Efficiency

40.8

Usage

13.6

Consistency

58.1

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Oklahoma: 4. Georgia Southern: 0. Texas: 3. Utah State: 0. Florida: 4. Mississippi State: 3. Auburn: 1.5. Alabama: 4.5. Ole Miss: 0. Arkansas: 1. Texas A&M: 3. Georgia: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 6 by 65. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 5 by 50.8. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 8 by 73.3. Mississippi State: 2 by 38.3. Auburn: 6 by 40. Alabama: 10 by 86.7. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 4 by 26.7. Texas A&M: 6 by 55. Georgia: 4 by 56.7

Split Comparison

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

First Half2 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

86.7 vs Alabama

Result
Tue 1/14vs ClemsonW 42-2522000
Sat 12/28vs Oklahoma2+ sacks · Splash gameW 63-2866220
Sat 12/7vs GeorgiaSplash gameW 37-1044111
Sun 12/1vs Texas A&MSplash gameW 50-7631.501.500
Sun 11/24vs ArkansasW 56-2041100
Sun 11/17@ Ole MissW 58-3710000
Sat 11/9@ Alabama10+ tackles · Splash gameW 46-411053.5000
Sat 10/26vs AuburnW 23-20620.5000
Sat 10/19@ Mississippi StateSplash gameW 36-1320001
Sun 10/13vs FloridaSplash gameW 42-2885310
Sat 10/5vs Utah StateW 42-611000
Sat 9/7@ TexasSplash gameW 45-3854110
Sat 8/31vs Georgia SouthernW 55-351000

Player Story

K'Lavon Chaisson story

K'Lavon Chaisson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of K'Lavon Chaisson's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives K'Lavon Chaisson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonLSU10.521.34.9
2017 Regular SeasonLSU10.521.34.90
2018 Regular SeasonLSU350.814-7.5
2019 PostseasonLSU2840.813.625
2019 Regular SeasonLSU2840.813.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Alabama

Week 11 · W 46-41 · Conference game

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Havoc Plays

95.6 takeover

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Chattanooga

Week 2 · W 45-10

5.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Florida

Week 7 · W 42-28 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

87.4 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Oklahoma

Week 1 · W 63-28 · Postseason

4

Havoc Plays

84.6 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Miami

Week 1 · W 33-17

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · LSU

28 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage

74.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · LSU

74.7

28 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · LSU

65.4

3 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 14 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

9

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games