Lance LeGendre

#9 · WR · Sr. · Louisiana6′2″ · 218 lb · New Orleans, LA · Warren Easton

Lance LeGendre: WR · Louisiana · #9.

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Lance LeGendre

WR · Louisiana · Sr · #9

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Locksley and Michael Desormeaux. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 123 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Wake Forest — Week 5, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Louisiana	49	826	16.9	6	48
2022	Louisiana	11	134	12.2	1	37
2020	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
Career		60	960	16.0	7	48

Season	Team
2024	Louisiana	1	10	--
2022	Louisiana	2	13	11
2020	Maryland	6	−11	--
2019	Maryland	13	105	--
Career		22	117	11

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 40-10vs Grambling	2	23	11.5	0	19
Wk 2	W 34-10@ Kennesaw State	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 4	L 33-41vs Tulane	3	57	19.0	0	24
Wk 5	W 41-38@ Wake Forest	6	123	20.5	2	48	Season-high 123 yds
Wk 6	W 23-13@ Southern Miss	2	32	16.0	1	17
Wk 7	W 34-24vs App State	4	67	16.8	0	28
Wk 8	W 34-24@ Coastal Carolina	2	59	29.5	1	33
Wk 10	W 23-17@ Texas State	3	76	25.3	0	37
Wk 11	W 55-19vs Arkansas State	4	58	14.5	0	22
Wk 12	L 22-24vs South Alabama	7	75	10.7	0	21
Wk 13	W 51-30vs Troy	6	109	18.2	1	44
Wk 14	W 37-23@ UL Monroe	4	34	8.5	1	15
Wk 15	L 3-31vs Marshall	4	81	20.3	0	47
Bowl	L 3-34vs TCU	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		49	826	16.9	6	48

Signature game

Week 5 · 2024

W 41-38

at Wake Forest

6 rec · 123 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.

With B. Wooldridge — 257 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.5 · 34 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · Z. Perry — 78 rush yds (11 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.76Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 48 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)
Week 8 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 26 yds to the CCU 26 for a
Week 8 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 33 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)
Week 13 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Chandler Fields pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 44 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)
Week 15 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Chandler Fields pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 47 yds to the MRSH 28 for a
Week 10 · Texas State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 28 yds to the TXST 24 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.98Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 37 yds to the TXST 38 for a
Week 14 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Chandler Fields pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 6 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)
Week 6 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 17 yds to the UL 46 for a
Week 5 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 20 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)

Teams and coaches

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 71 (#67 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

71Quality starter #67 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (97th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (90th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#18 / 610 · 97th pct

32.1%

Yards / catch#60 / 610 · 90th pct

16.7

EPA / target#74 / 610 · 88th pct

1.27

TD rate#99 / 610 · 84th pct

11.3%

Catch rate#289 / 610 · 53rd pct

90.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#65 / 541 · 88th pct

826

Rec TDs#65 / 541 · 85th pct

Yards / catch#88 / 541 · 84th pct

16.9

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Receptions#121 / 541 · 77th pct

Long catch#279 / 541 · 48th pct

Rush yards#164 / 299 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.3	67.1	15.9	0.1
Road6g	3.0	57.3	20.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	47.7	16.5	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	4.3	70.3	18.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Pass share

46.8%

410 pass / 467 run

Plays / game

62.6

14 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

424 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

71 · #67 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #67 at the position.

Lance LeGendre

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Style of play

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2019 3 games

2021

2024 14 games