Player Dossier

2014-2017

LSU

D.J. Chark

WR • 6'3" • 187 lbs • Alexandria, LA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

D.J. Chark reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

27%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn

Player Story

D.J. Chark built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Alexandria, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of D.J. Chark's career was his receiving role: 66 catches,...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2018
Selection
Round 2 · Pick 29
Overall
No. 61
NFL Team
Jacksonville Jaguars

D.J. Chark, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU. D.J. Chark reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,351
Receptions
66
Touchdowns
14
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DJ Chark LSU Highlights

2017 · LSU · Player Highlight

DJ Chark college highlights at LSU.

Season
2017
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

D.J. Chark quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,351
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Auburn
NFL Draft
2018 · Round 2 · Pick 29 · Jacksonville Jaguars
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2017
2017 Receiving yards rank
874 receiving yards · WR 52nd (top 6%) · SEC 5th (top 3%) · National 53rd (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonLSU0-00-
2015 PostseasonLSU1-11133.8
2016 PostseasonLSU11247068.5
2016 Regular SeasonLSU1124419568.5
2017 PostseasonLSU13563082.3
2017 Regular SeasonLSU1335811882.3

Related Context

D.J. Chark played WR for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Chark recorded 264 rushing yards, 1,351 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

LSU paired 874 primary output with 90.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 90.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Auburn

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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2017 Postseason · LSU

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

67.2

Efficiency

90.2

Usage

23.6

Consistency

60.3

Best Game by takeover score

Auburn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 63. BYU: 77. Chattanooga: 103. Mississippi State: 23. Syracuse: 30. Troy: 105. Florida: 47. Auburn: 150. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 53. Arkansas: 130. Tennessee: 7. Texas A&M: 86

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. Notre Dame: 5 by 84. BYU: 4 by 100. Chattanooga: 3 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 51.1. Syracuse: 2 by 100. Troy: 4 by 100. Florida: 1 by 100. Auburn: 5 by 100. Alabama: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 4 by 100. Tennessee: 1 by 46.7. Texas A&M: 5 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins70 · Games = 9 · +9 vs Losses
Losses61 · Games = 4 · -9 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

Auburn

Best efficiency game

100 vs Texas A&M

Result
Mon 1/1vs Notre DameL 17-2156312.612.60023
Sun 11/26vs Texas A&MW 45-2158613.317.20149
Sun 11/19@ TennesseeW 30-10177707
Sat 11/11vs Arkansas100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 33-10413025.232.50268
Sun 11/5@ AlabamaL 10-2435317.717.70023
Sat 10/21@ Ole MissW 40-24
Sat 10/14vs Auburn100 receiving yardsW 27-2351503030039
Sat 10/7@ FloridaW 17-1614717.547047
Sat 9/30vs Troy100 receiving yardsL 21-24410520.826.30048
Sat 9/23vs SyracuseW 35-2623011.415022
Sat 9/16@ Mississippi StateL 7-373237.77.70012
Sat 9/9vs Chattanooga100 receiving yardsW 45-10310334.334.30048
Sun 9/3vs BYUW 27-047714.719.30052

Player Story

D.J. Chark story

D.J. Chark built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Alexandria, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of D.J. Chark's career was his receiving role: 66 catches, 1,351 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 264 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 264 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 202 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Chark's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonLSU0
2015 PostseasonLSU11011
2016 PostseasonLSU46690.417.6455
2016 Regular SeasonLSU46690.417.60
2017 PostseasonLSU87490.223.6408
2017 Regular SeasonLSU87490.223.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Auburn

Week 7 · W 27-23 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

150

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Southern Miss

Week 7 · W 45-10

91

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Arkansas

Week 11 · W 33-10 · Conference game

130

Receiving Yards

95.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Chattanooga

Week 2 · W 45-10

103

Receiving Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Alabama

Week 10 · L 0-10 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

80.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · LSU

874 primary output · 90.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

82.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · LSU

82.3

874 primary · 90.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · LSU

68.5

466 primary · 90.4 efficiency · 17.6 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games