Player Dossier

2009-2012

Mississippi State

Brandon Heavens

WR • 5'10" • Bessemer, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brandon Heavens reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

24

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Brandon Heavens built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Bessemer, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon Heavens' career was his receiving...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8889

Jess Lanier · Hueytown, AL

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Brandon Heavens, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Mississippi State. Brandon Heavens reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
589
Receptions
46
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Brandon Heavens quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
589
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
3-star · Jess Lanier · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
Jess Lanier · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
123 receiving yards · WR 530th (top 61%) · SEC 95th (top 46%) · National 810th (top 45%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonMississippi State8736032.3
2010 PostseasonMississippi State11212066.9
2010 Regular SeasonMississippi State1120304266.9
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State810114141
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State57123046

Related Context

Brandon Heavens played WR for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Heavens recorded 52 rushing yards, 589 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 316 primary output with 72.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

24.6

Efficiency

80

Usage

11.2

Consistency

27.6

Best Game by takeover score

South Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 0. Troy: 9. South Alabama: 55. Middle Tennessee: 50. Arkansas: 9

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. Troy: 1 by 60. South Alabama: 3 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 100. Arkansas: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

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

First Half21.3 · Games = 3 · -8.2 vs Second Half
Second Half29.5 · Games = 2 · +8.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

100 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Sat 11/17vs ArkansasW 45-14199909
Sat 10/20vs Middle TennesseeW 45-32502525038
Sat 9/22vs South AlabamaW 30-1035518.318.30029
Sat 9/15@ TroyW 30-24199909
Sat 9/1vs Jackson StateW 56-9-2

Player Story

Brandon Heavens story

Brandon Heavens built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Bessemer, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon Heavens' career was his receiving role: 46 catches, 589 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 52 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 52 rushing yards and 40 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Heavens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Mississippi State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMississippi State3639.311.8
2010 PostseasonMississippi State31672.316.7280
2010 Regular SeasonMississippi State31672.316.70
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State11460.59.3-202
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State1238011.29

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 1 · W 49-7

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs South Alabama

Week 4 · W 30-10

55

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Auburn

Week 2 · L 34-41 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs UAB

Week 8 · W 29-24

44

Receiving Yards

74.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 8 · W 45-3

50

Receiving Yards

74.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Mississippi State

316 primary output · 72.3 efficiency · 16.7 usage

66.9

#2

2010 Regular Season · Mississippi State

66.9

316 primary · 72.3 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

46

123 primary · 80 efficiency · 11.2 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games