Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
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Lavon Brown
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Colorado State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Chatsworth, CA · Sierra Canyon
CFB Index 31 · #400 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Colorado State 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
19
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 19 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 19 yds, vs Southern Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Colorado State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2022.
Lavon Brown
Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons at Colorado State, three different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Jim Mora. The receipt: 19 rec yds, 1 receptions against Southern Utah — Week 2, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 50 yds vs UNLV.UNLV · L 10-422025
2022
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Inglewood
2023
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Sierra Canyon
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Colorado State2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (89th percentile). 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, 19.0 YDS/g, 19.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #30 of 41 Mountain West WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 22 | 244 | 11.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 304 | 11.3 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 27 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 58–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Colorado State
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -6 net (32 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #75 · 2026 recruiting class #73
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cade Sutherland’s 2020 season.
89%match
Matches Cade on
Height
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Cade on
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Treyvhon Saunders’s path through Colgate.
Matches Treyvhon on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bailey Stockton's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2025).
Matches Bailey on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Recruiting rating
Player DNA
Players who play like Lavon Brown
Background
at Colorado State Redshirt Sophomore, 2025 (12/5): • Participated in all 12 games of the season • Recorded 22 receptions for a total of 244 receiving yards • Achieved a season-high 50 receiving yards on four receptions against UNLV on November 8, 2025 • Registered a longest reception of 31 yards...
The receiver room · Colorado State
- #10Tommy Maher358 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Tay Lanier315 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Lavon Brown244 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jordan Mosley168 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jackson Harper51 receiving yards · 2025
20 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology