Receiver, LSU, 2006–⁠09

Brandon LaFell

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Nov 4, 1986

Brandon LaFell played receiver at LSU (2006–⁠09). The Carolina Panthers took LaFell in round 3, No. 78 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
929
Receiving yards, 2008 (LSU, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 78
Round 3, 2010 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Troy, 2008126receiving yards, career highvs. Troy, 20082receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Tulane, 2009

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2007; SEC champions, 2007

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2006*LSU514028.0258
2007*LSU5065613.1456
2008*LSU6392914.7843
2009LSU5779213.91158
Career1752,51714.42558

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2006LSU1WR
2007LSU1WR
2008LSU1WR
2009LSU1WR6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2009 LSU 13 games, 57 catches, 792 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atWashingtonW 31–⁠23434112–
Sep 12vs.VanderbiltW 23–⁠973802013
Sep 19vs.LouisianaW 31–⁠3357221–
Sep 26atMississippi StateW 30–⁠266101258–
Oct 3atGeorgiaW 20–⁠13352034–
Oct 10vs.FloridaL 3–⁠13444026–
Oct 24vs.AuburnW 31–⁠10667119−7
Oct 31vs.TulaneW 42–⁠0485239–
Nov 7atAlabamaL 15–⁠24428012–
Nov 14vs.Louisiana TechW 24–⁠16254138–
Nov 21atOle MissL 23–⁠25575026–
Nov 28vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠30470124–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠195871367
2008 LSU 13 games, 63 catches, 929 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.App StateW 41–⁠134872392
Sep 13vs.North TexasW 41–⁠3769017–
Sep 20atAuburnW 26–⁠21492133–
Sep 27vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠247100030–
Oct 11atFloridaL 21–⁠51759016–
Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠17455023–
Oct 25vs.GeorgiaL 38–⁠52362243–
Nov 1vs.TulaneW 35–⁠10348129–
Nov 8vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠27474029–
Nov 15vs.TroyW 40–⁠3112126133–
Nov 22vs.Ole MissL 13–⁠31482037–
Nov 28atArkansasL 30–⁠312491324
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 38–⁠3226020–
2007 LSU 14 games, 50 catches, 656 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atMississippi StateW 45–⁠0115115–
Sep 8vs.Virginia TechW 48–⁠77125056–
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 44–⁠034701918
Sep 22vs.South CarolinaW 28–⁠16216010–
Sep 29atTulaneW 34–⁠9476043–
Oct 6vs.FloridaW 28–⁠24673016–
Oct 13atKentuckyL 37–⁠43442018–
Oct 20vs.AuburnW 30–⁠24318013–
Nov 3atAlabamaW 41–⁠34443019–
Nov 10vs.Louisiana TechW 58–⁠10580137–
Nov 17atOle MissW 41–⁠24319011–
Nov 23vs.ArkansasL 48–⁠50322110–
Dec 1vs.TennesseeW 21–⁠14365048–
Jan 7 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 38–⁠24215110–
2006 LSU 5 games, 5 catches, 140 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.LouisianaW 45–⁠3158158–
Sep 9vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠31909–
Sep 23vs.TulaneW 49–⁠7111011–
Nov 11vs.AlabamaW 28–⁠141404–
Jan 3 ✦vs.Notre DameW 41–⁠14158158–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2010Combine or pro day 2010
Height6′2½″
Weight211 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill6.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

9 seasons, 120 games with a stat; latest team: Oakland Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2010Carolina Panthers14384681
2011Carolina Panthers15366133
2012Carolina Panthers13446774
2013Carolina Panthers15496275
2014New England Patriots16749537
2015New England Patriots11375150
2016Cincinnati Bengals16648626
2017Cincinnati Bengals16525483
2018Oakland Raiders4121352
NFL career1204065,39831

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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