Brandon
Lafell.
Brandon
Lafell.
LSU· 6'2"· 211 lb· 4.58s 40
Brandon LaFell is best suited for a vertical passing scheme emphasizing outside releases and contested catch opportunities.
Immediate contributor as a complementary outside receiver, with the ceiling to develop into a reliable Z-receiver or strong secondary X.
A short-area possession Air Raid offense that demands immediate separation and dynamic YAC ability.
His size and willingness to block make him a versatile option, though his limited explosiveness caps his ceiling in schemes requiring elite suddenness.
Selected #78 overall in Round 3 of the 2010 NFL Draft by Carolina Panthers out of LSU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.58sp50
- Vertical
- 36inp50
- Broad jump
- 115inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.81sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.23sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LSU | 11 | 5 | 140 | 2 |
| 2007 | LSU | 14 | 50 | 656 | 4 |
| 2008 | LSU | 13 | 63 | 929 | 8 |
| 2009 | LSU | 13 | 57 | 792 | 11 |
| Career | — | 51 | 175 | 2517 | 25 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Brandon LaFell played wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots (winning Super Bowl XLIX), Cincinnati Bengals, and Oakland Raiders, serving as a consistent starter for much of his career.