Van Jefferson

#12 · WR · Sr. · Florida6′2″ · 197 lb · Brentwood, TN

Van Jefferson: WR · Florida · #12.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Laquon TreadwellOle Miss · 2014 · 93% season match
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Van Jefferson

WR · Florida · Sr · #12

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 129 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Virginia, Bowl, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

Florida in the news

Dabo Swinney criticizes FSU fansNov 1
Florida State fires AD Michael AlfordOct 28
Napier's buyout among largest in CFB historyGators Wire Oct 27
Texas bans fan for postgame incidentOn3 Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Florida	49	657	13.4	6	69
2018	Florida	35	503	14.4	6	41
2017	Ole Miss	42	456	10.9	1	40
2016	Ole Miss	49	543	11.1	3	44
Career		175	2,159	12.3	16	69

Season	Team
2019	Florida	1	7	--
2018	Florida	--	--	17
2017	Ole Miss	--	--	--
2016	Ole Miss	5	40	11
Career		6	47	28

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-20vs Miami	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 2	W 45-0vs UT Martin	4	94	23.5	1	69
Wk 3	W 29-21@ Kentucky	7	93	13.3	0	31
Wk 4	W 34-3vs Tennessee	4	31	7.8	0	11
Wk 5	W 38-0vs Towson	2	16	8.0	0	11
Wk 6	W 24-13vs No. 7 Auburn	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 28-42@ No. 5 LSU	8	73	9.1	2	20	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 17-24vs No. 8 Georgia	2	31	15.5	1	23
Wk 11	W 56-0vs Vanderbilt	3	36	12.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 23-6@ Missouri	6	82	13.7	0	20
Wk 14	W 40-17vs Florida State	5	48	9.6	2	19	2 TD catches
Bowl	W 36-28vs Virginia	6	129	21.5	0	53
Total		49	657	13.4	6	69

Signature game

Week 7 · 2019

L 28-42

at LSU

8 rec · 73 yds · 2 TD

With K. Trask — 310 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.9 · 21 rush yds (10 car) · T. Townsend — 42.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · UT Martin · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.61Feleipe Franks pass complete to Van Jefferson for 69 yds for a TD, (Evan McPherson KICK)
Week 14 · Florida State · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.40Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 13 yds for a TD (Evan McPherson KICK)
Week 1 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 53 yds to the Virg 44 for a
Week 12 · Missouri · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 13 yds to the MISSOURI 49 for a MISSOURI Penalty, personal foul (Tre Williams) to the Misso 34 for a
Week 1 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.96Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 37 yds to the Virg 37 for a
Week 14 · Florida State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 19 yds to the Fla 44 for a

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Week 3 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Feleipe Franks pass complete to Van Jefferson for 31 yds to the Kent 44 for a
Week 10 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 23 yds for a TD, (Evan McPherson KICK)
Week 7 · LSU · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 2 yds for a TD, (Evan McPherson KICK)
Week 7 · LSU · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Kyle Trask pass complete to Van Jefferson for 6 yds for a TD, (Evan McPherson KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016Ole Miss5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2017Ole Miss6-6HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2018Florida10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2019Florida11-2HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (88th percentile). Strength: td rate (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#90 / 728 · 88th pct

0.85

TD rate#127 / 728 · 83rd pct

9.2%

Catch rate#192 / 728 · 74th pct

75.4%

Yards / catch#267 / 728 · 63rd pct

13.4

Explosive rate#351 / 728 · 52nd pct

12.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 82nd pct

Long catch#110 / 556 · 80th pct

Receptions#122 / 556 · 78th pct

Rec yards#133 / 556 · 76th pct

657

Yards / catch#253 / 556 · 54th pct

13.4

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Rush yards#188 / 283 · 33rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

30th → 88th percentile

Explosive rate

48th → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

9th → 74th percentile

TD rate

76th → 83rd percentile

Yards / catch

64th → 63rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. 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

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	39.2	11.8	0.5
Road3g	7.0	82.7	12.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.1	57.5	13.4	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	4.0	49.2	12.7	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

54.3%

466 pass / 392 run

Plays / game

66.0

13 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

508 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

49 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Van Jefferson

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Style of play

Fans

Florida in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

49 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Six seasons, two schools, drafted

2020