Player Dossier

2011-2013

LSU

Odell Beckham Jr.

WR • 6'0" • New Orleans, LA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Odell Beckham Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Odell Beckham Jr. built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a wide receiver from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Odell Beckham Jr.'s career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.937

Isidore Newman · New Orleans, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2014
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 12
NFL Team
New York Giants

Odell Beckham Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · LSU. Odell Beckham Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,340
Receptions
143
Touchdowns
14
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Odell Beckham Jr. LSU Highlights

2013 · LSU · Player Highlight

Odell Beckham Jr. college highlights at LSU.

Season
2013
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Odell Beckham Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,340
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Towson
Recruit profile
4-star · Isidore Newman · LSU
High school pipeline
Isidore Newman · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2014 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · New York Giants
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
1,152 receiving yards · WR 22nd (top 3%) · SEC 4th (top 2%) · National 23rd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2011 PostseasonLSU13538064.4
2011 Regular SeasonLSU1336437264.4
2012 PostseasonLSU13340067.3
2012 Regular SeasonLSU1340673467.3
2013 PostseasonLSU13235087.4
2013 Regular SeasonLSU13571,117887.4

Related Context

Odell Beckham Jr. played WR for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Odell Beckham Jr. recorded 77 rushing yards, 2,340 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

LSU paired 1,152 primary output with 95 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 82.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Towson

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2012 Postseason · LSU

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

54.8

Efficiency

82.2

Usage

21.9

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Towson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 40. North Texas: 30. Washington: 40. Idaho: 73. Auburn: 15. Towson: 128. Florida: 78. South Carolina: 21. Texas A&M: 35. Alabama: 73. Mississippi State: 55. Ole Miss: 13. Arkansas: 112

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 88.9. North Texas: 3 by 66.7. Washington: 2 by 100. Idaho: 4 by 100. Auburn: 2 by 50. Towson: 5 by 100. Florida: 4 by 100. South Carolina: 2 by 70. Texas A&M: 4 by 58.3. Alabama: 4 by 100. Mississippi State: 4 by 91.7. Ole Miss: 2 by 43.3. Arkansas: 4 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins52.2 · Games = 10 · -11.5 vs Losses
Losses63.7 · Games = 3 · +11.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Towson

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Tue 1/1@ ClemsonL 24-2534013.313.30026
Fri 11/23@ Arkansas100 receiving yardsW 20-1341122828047
Sat 11/17vs Ole MissW 41-352136.56.50013
Sun 11/11vs Mississippi StateW 37-1745513.813.80022
Sun 11/4vs AlabamaL 17-2147318.318.30036
Sat 10/20@ Texas A&MW 24-194358.88.80017
Sun 10/14vs South CarolinaW 23-2122110.510.50012
Sat 10/6@ FloridaL 6-1447819.519.50056
Sat 9/29vs Towson100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 38-22512825.625.60253
Sat 9/22@ AuburnW 12-102157.57.5009
Sun 9/16vs IdahoW 63-1447318.318.30046
Sat 9/8vs WashingtonW 41-32402020024
Sat 9/1vs North TexasW 41-143301010021

Player Story

Odell Beckham Jr. story

Odell Beckham Jr. built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a wide receiver from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Odell Beckham Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 2,340 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 77 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with LSU. 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 77 rushing yards and 1,601 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Odell Beckham Jr. 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

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    LSU

    2011-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonLSU47566.226.2
2011 Regular SeasonLSU47566.226.20
2012 PostseasonLSU71382.221.9238
2012 Regular SeasonLSU71382.221.90
2013 PostseasonLSU1,1529529.2439
2013 Regular SeasonLSU1,1529529.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Towson

Week 5 · W 38-22

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

128

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Furman

Week 9 · W 48-16

204

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

204 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kentucky

Week 5 · W 35-7 · Conference game

75

Receiving Yards

97.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Mississippi State

Week 6 · W 59-26 · Conference game

179

Receiving Yards

95.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

179 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Arkansas

Week 13 · W 20-13 · Conference game

112

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · LSU

1,152 primary output · 95 efficiency · 29.2 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · LSU

87.4

1,152 primary · 95 efficiency · 29.2 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · LSU

67.3

713 primary · 82.2 efficiency · 21.9 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games