Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
#1
Jayce Brown
Senior wide receiver for LSU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 175 lb · Fort Walton Beach, FL · Choctawhatchee HS
CFB Index 63 · #114 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Kansas State → LSU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 14 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 4 rec · 160 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 1 rec, 14 yds, vs Clemson
The play that turned itSwung Kansas State from 24% to 56% to win.Kansas State at Oklahoma State · 14-6
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for LSU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2023.
- Transferred from Kansas State to LSU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
24.8own fans
70rival fans
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
192 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Jayce Brown
Beats you over the top. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Lane Kiffin. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 14 rec yds, 1 receptions against Clemson — Week 1, 2026.
14 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 160 yds at Kansas.Kansas · W 42-172025
20239 games
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Choctawhatchee
20259 games
- All-Big 12third
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG 12
All-Big 12 mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025Kansas State
2026LSU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 41 | 712 | 17.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 47 | 823 | 17.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 27 | 437 | 16.2 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 116 | 1,986 | 17.1 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 7 | 116 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 3 | 42 | 42 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 161 | 42 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
1 rec · 14 yds
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to J.C. Santana’s 2022 season.
Matches J.C. on
Height
Yards / reception
Class year
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Wyatt Young’s path through North Texas.
88%match
All-AAC
Matches Wyatt on
Height
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
Differs from Wyatt on
Weight (lower)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DeAndre Moore Jr.'s junior season at Texas (2025).
81%match
Matches DeAndre on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from DeAndre on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayce Brown
The receiver room · LSU
- #4Jackson Harris963 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Tre' Brown III762 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jayce Brown712 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Winston Watkins373 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Roman Mothershed259 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology