Receiver, LSU, 2014–⁠17

D.J. Chark

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Weight
187 lb
Hometown
Alexandria, LA
Born
Sep 23, 1996

D.J. Chark played receiver at LSU (2014–⁠17). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Chark in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
874
Receiving yards, 2017 (LSU, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 61
Round 2, 2018 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

150receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Arkansas, 2017

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015LSU011–011
2016LSU2646617.9380
2017LSU4087421.9368
Career661,35120.5680

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017LSU1120181902

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015LSU17979.0179
2016LSU1212210.2235
2017LSU12635.3120
Career2526410.6479

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014LSU7WR
2015LSU7WR
2016LSU7WR
2017LSU7WR6′3″187

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015LSU23.52––7.0–
2016LSU520.7783rd (n=489)0.5240.17%
2017LSU740.8286th (n=507)0.5260.69%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 LSU 13 games, 40 catches, 874 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.BYUW 27–⁠04770––3
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠1031030––2
Sep 16atMississippi StateL 7–⁠373230–––
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠262300–––
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠2441050–––
Oct 7atFloridaW 17–⁠161470––3
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 27–⁠2351500––2
Oct 21atOle MissW 40–⁠24–––1121
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠243530––1
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠1041302––1
Nov 18atTennesseeW 30–⁠10170––1
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠215861––2
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠215630––2
2016 LSU 11 games, 26 catches, 466 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠131120–––
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 23–⁠203521–––
Sep 24atAuburnL 13–⁠183110–––
Oct 1vs.MissouriW 42–⁠73580–––
Oct 15vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠103911–––
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠213451–––
Nov 5vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠103450–––
Nov 12atArkansasW 38–⁠10––––––
Nov 19vs.FloridaL 10–⁠162460–––
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠393590–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 29–⁠92470–––
2015 LSU 1 game, 79 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Dec 29 ✦vs.Texas TechW 56–⁠270110–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′2⅞″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan79″W
40-yard dash4.34 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press16 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

Pro Bowl: 2019

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Jacksonville Jaguars11141740
2019Jacksonville Jaguars15731,0088
2020Jacksonville Jaguars13537065
2021Jacksonville Jaguars371542
2022Detroit Lions11305023
2023Carolina Panthers14355255
2024Los Angeles Chargers44311
NFL career712163,10024

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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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