Player Career

Justin Lamson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Justin Lamson story

Justin Lamson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from El Dorado Hills, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Montana State, Stanford, and Syracuse. The clearest part of Justin Lamson's career was his backfield work: 428 rushing yards, 188 carries, and 13 rushing touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Stanford. 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 804 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Montana State, Stanford, and Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Justin Lamson 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

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

  1. 1

    Syracuse

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Stanford

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Montana State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSyracuse0
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse00
2023 Regular SeasonStanford83847.729.5838
2024 Regular SeasonStanford39435.514.8-444
2025 Regular SeasonMontana State19756.90.5-197

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Stanford to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted84Mar 18, 2025
2023Syracuse to StanfordP4 to P425.2Apr 30, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia Tech

Week 6 · L 7-31 · Conference game

Loss with 139 yards of offense and 48.1 efficiency.

139

Total Offense

82.7 takeover

139 total offense with 48.1 efficiency.

#2

@ USC

Week 2 · L 10-56 · Conference game

157

Total Offense

80.8 takeover

Loss with 157 yards of offense and 55.7 efficiency.

157 total offense with 55.7 efficiency.

#3

vs Oregon

Week 5 · L 6-42 · Conference game

138

Total Offense

80.4 takeover

Loss with 138 yards of offense and 53.4 efficiency.

138 total offense with 53.4 efficiency.

#4

@ No. 4 Oregon

Week 1 · Ranked opponent

197

Total Offense

78.5 takeover

Game with 197 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.

197 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Washington State

Week 10 · W 10-7 · Conference game

81

Total Offense

77.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

81 total offense with 81.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Stanford

838 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage

69.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Montana State

45.4

197 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 0.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Stanford

34.8

394 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 14.8 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency