Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Iowa State
Josh Lenz
WR • 6'0" • Dubuque, IA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Josh Lenz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
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: 2011 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Josh Lenz built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Dubuque, IA wearing No. 19, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Josh Lenz's career was his receiving role: 104...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Josh Lenz, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Iowa State. Josh Lenz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,325
- Receptions
- 104
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Josh Lenz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,325
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hempstead · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Hempstead · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 459 receiving yards · WR 208th (top 24%) · Big 12 24th (top 17%) · National 238th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 20 | 186 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 14 | 170 | 3 | 50.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Iowa State | 12 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 73.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 35 | 438 | 3 | 73.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 29 | 430 | 7 | 65.5 |
Related Context
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Josh Lenz played WR for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Lenz recorded 55 passing yards, 8 rushing yards, and 1,325 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Iowa State paired 510 primary output with 77.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
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
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2012 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
45.9
Efficiency
75.9
Usage
18.7
Consistency
33.7
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 29. Tulsa: 96. Iowa: 14. Western Illinois: 6. Texas Tech: 16. TCU: 147. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 25. Kansas: 78. West Virginia: 48
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. Tulsa: 2 by 96.7. Tulsa: 8 by 80. Iowa: 2 by 46.7. Western Illinois: 1 by 40. Texas Tech: 2 by 53.3. TCU: 5 by 100. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Kansas: 6 by 86.7. West Virginia: 4 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68.2 · Games = 5 · +44.6 vs Losses
Losses23.6 · Games = 5 · -44.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Tulsa | L 17-31 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Fri 11/23 | vs West Virginia | L 24-31 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Kansas | W 51-23 | — | 6 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma | L 20-35 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Kansas State | L 21-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ TCU100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 37-23 | — | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 3 | 74 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Texas Tech | L 13-24 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Western Illinois | W 37-3 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Iowa | W 9-6 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs TulsaHigh volume | W 38-23 | — | 8 | 96 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 43 |
Player Story
Josh Lenz story
Josh Lenz built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Dubuque, IA wearing No. 19, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Josh Lenz's career was his receiving role: 104 catches, 1,325 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 55 passing yards, 8 rushing yards, and 1,228 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Lenz'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.
- 1
Iowa State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 186 | 74.2 | 19.5 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 170 | 76.3 | 10.3 | -16 |
| 2011 Postseason | Iowa State | 510 | 77.3 | 19.5 | 340 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 510 | 77.3 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 459 | 75.9 | 18.7 | -51 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 459 | 75.9 | 18.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 6 · W 37-23 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
147
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
147 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 8 · L 17-33 · Conference game
117
Receiving Yards
99.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.
#3
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · L 10-35 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 41-7 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 1 · L 13-27 · Postseason
72
Receiving Yards
79.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Iowa State
510 primary output · 77.3 efficiency · 19.5 usage
73.4
#2
2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
73.4
510 primary · 77.3 efficiency · 19.5 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Iowa State
65.5
459 primary · 75.9 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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