Receiver, West Virginia, 2009–12
Tavon Austin
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Baltimore, MD
- Born
- Mar 15, 1991, in Baltimore, Maryland
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Tavon Austin played receiver at West Virginia (2009–12). He won the 2012 Paul Hornung Award. He finished eighth in the 2012 Heisman vote. The St. Louis Rams took Austin in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
344rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma, 201214catches, career highvs. Baylor, 2012215receiving yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20124receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Clemson, 2011Honors
- 2011Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2012Paul Hornung Award
- 2012Jet Award
- 2012Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2012First-team All-Big 12
- 2012Eighth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big East champions, 2010 and 2011
All-America: AP first team 2012; AFCA 2012; Walter Camp second team 2012; AP third team 2011; Scout.com first team 2012; CBS Sports 2011 and 2012; Pro Football Weekly 2012; Sports Illustrated 2012; and one more selector’s team
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 15 | 151 | 10.1 | 1 | 58 |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 58 | 787 | 13.6 | 8 | 71 |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 101 | 1,186 | 11.7 | 8 | 72 |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 114 | 1,289 | 11.3 | 12 | 75 |
| Career | 288 | 3,413 | 11.9 | 29 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 17 | 426 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 12 | 230 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 36 | 938 | 2 | 33 | 268 | 0 |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 33 | 813 | 1 | 15 | 165 | 1 |
| Career | 98 | 2,407 | 4 | 48 | 433 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 1 | 46 |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 1 | 80 |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 72 | 643 | 8.9 | 3 | 74 |
| Career | 109 | 1,031 | 9.5 | 6 | 80 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 1 | WR | |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 1 | WR | |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 1 | WR | |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 1 | WR | 5′9″ |
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
2012 West Virginia 13 games, 114 catches, 1,289 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Marshall | W 69–34 | 10 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | vs. James Madison | W 42–12 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Maryland | W 31–21 | 13 | 179 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Baylor | W 70–63 | 14 | 215 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | at Texas | W 48–45 | 10 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at Texas Tech | L 14–49 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Kansas State | L 14–55 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 199 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. TCU | L 38–39 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | at Oklahoma State | L 34–55 | 11 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Oklahoma | L 49–50 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 8 | 146 | – |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa State | W 31–24 | 6 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Kansas | W 59–10 | 4 | 110 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 14–38 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 75 | – |
2011 West Virginia 13 games, 101 catches, 1,186 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Marshall | W 34–13 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Norfolk State | W 55–12 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
| Sep 17 | atMaryland | W 37–31 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 6 | 121 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. LSU | L 21–47 | 11 | 187 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Bowling Green | W 55–10 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs. UConn | W 43–16 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | atSyracuse | L 23–49 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at Rutgers | W 41–31 | 8 | 67 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Louisville | L 35–38 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 161 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | at Cincinnati | W 24–21 | 9 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 21–20 | 10 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 1 | at South Florida | W 30–27 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 141 | – |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 70–33 | 12 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 117 | – |
2010 West Virginia 13 games, 58 catches, 787 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 31–0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | atMarshall | W 24–21 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 85 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs.Maryland | W 31–17 | 7 | 106 | 2 | 4 | 57 | – |
| Sep 25 | atLSU | L 14–20 | 3 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. UNLV | W 49–10 | 3 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs.South Florida | W 20–6 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 38 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Syracuse | L 14–19 | 5 | 32 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atUConn | L 13–16 | 5 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs.Cincinnati | W 37–10 | 2 | 42 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | atLouisville | W 17–10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | atPittsburgh | W 35–10 | 2 | 83 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs.Rutgers | W 35–14 | 6 | 121 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. NC State | L 7–23 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 50 | – |
2009 West Virginia 13 games, 15 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Liberty | W 33–20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. East Carolina | W 35–20 | 2 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at Auburn | L 30–41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Colorado | W 35–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 10 | atSyracuse | W 34–13 | 3 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs.Marshall | W 24–7 | 1 | −5 | 0 | 2 | 67 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.UConn | W 28–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 118 | – |
| Oct 30 | atSouth Florida | L 19–30 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.Louisville | W 17–9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | atCincinnati | L 21–24 | – | – | – | 3 | 43 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 19–16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Dec 5 | atRutgers | W 24–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 63 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 21–33 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8½″ |
| Weight | 174 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 70⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.34 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.01 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 109 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | St. Louis Rams | 13 | 40 | 418 | 4 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Rams | 15 | 31 | 242 | 0 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 52 | 473 | 5 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 58 | 509 | 3 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 | 47 | 0 |
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 8 | 140 | 2 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 13 | 177 | 1 |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 24 | 213 | 1 |
| NFL career | 109 | 244 | 2,239 | 16 | |
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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