Tavon
Austin.
Tavon
Austin.
West Virginia· 5'8"· 174 lb· 4.34s 40
Tavon Austin is an ideal fit for an offensive system that prioritizes creating mismatches and exploiting space, similar to a spread RPO or an Air Raid offense, allowing him to operate in open areas rather than demanding complex route running in tight quarters.
Year 1 as a gadget player and return specialist, eventually developing into a primary slot receiver with significant YAC potential.
A traditional pro-style or West Coast timing offense that relies heavily on precise route trees and physical contested catches.
Austin's exceptional speed and agility make him a dynamic weapon best utilized in a scheme that can manufacture touches and leverage his athleticism in space.
Selected #8 overall in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft by St. Louis Rams out of West Virginia.
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
- 4.34sp50
- Vertical
- 32inp50
- Broad jump
- 120inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- 4.01sp50
- Bench
- 14repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 13 | 15 | 47 | 1 |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 13 | 58 | 161 | 1 |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 13 | 101 | 182 | 1 |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 13 | 114 | 643 | 3 |
| Career | — | 52 | 288 | 1033 | 6 |
Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.
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.
Tavon Austin played for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills. He was primarily utilized as a gadget player, punt returner, and occasional receiver, never becoming a primary offensive weapon.
Data note: Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.