Van Jefferson

WR · LA/ATL/PIT/TEN/WAS · 2020–2026

Born July 26, 1996 · College Florida; Mississippi · Drafted 2020, round 2, pick 57 (LA) · 6-1, 200 lb

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2020	LA	14	1	-1	-1.00	−0.773	0.0	−0.8	−0.03
2021	LA	17	2	20	10.00	+0.678	100.0	+1.4	+0.03
2021 playoffs	LA	4	1	15	15.00	+1.400	100.0	+1.4	+0.01
2023	ATL	14	1	4	4.00	−0.176	0.0	−0.2	−0.00
Career	WAS	86	4	23	5.75	+0.101	50.0	+0.4	−0.00

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2020	LA	14	31	19	220	1	61.3	+0.057	+0.172−0.006 to +0.350	6.2	11.3	+1.8	+0.00
2020 playoffs	LA	2	7	6	46	1	85.7	+0.529		14.0	5.1	+3.7	+0.07
2021	LA	17	89	50	802	6	56.2	+0.375	+0.284+0.125 to +0.443	14.8	13.4	+33.4	+0.72
2021 playoffs	LA	4	17	9	102	0	52.9	−0.137		12.5	15.9	−2.3	−0.27
2022	LA	10	44	24	369	3	54.5	+0.268	+0.168−0.005 to +0.341	16.7	15.8	+11.8	+0.82
2023	ATL	14	43	20	209	0	46.5	−0.410	+0.040−0.134 to +0.214	9.6	16.0	−17.6	−0.59
2024	PIT	15	40	24	276	2	60.0	+0.052	+0.148−0.027 to +0.323	9.9	11.6	+2.1	+0.00
2024 playoffs	PIT	1	2	2	37	1	100.0	+1.697		7.7	18.5	+3.4	+0.01
2025	TEN	14	52	29	350	1	55.8	+0.172	+0.188+0.018 to +0.359	12.0	12.0	+8.9	+0.11
2026	WAS	2	8	5	58	1	62.5	+0.366	+0.095−0.093 to +0.283	13.1	11.6	+2.9	+0.12
Career	WAS	86	307	171	2,284	14	55.7	+0.141		11.3	13.4	+43.3	+1.18

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles
2020	LA	14	3
2020 playoffs	LA	2	1
2021	LA	17	1
2023	ATL	14	1
Career	WAS	86	5

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2020	LA	15	255	24.6	–	–
2020 playoffs	LA	1	43	86.0	–	–
2021	LA	17	865	80.7	–	–
2021 playoffs	LA	4	234	85.7	–	–
2022	LA	11	493	77.9	–	–
2023	LA/ATL	17	618	54.5	–	–
2024	PIT	17	716	64.6	–	–
2024 playoffs	PIT	1	34	75.6	–	–
2025	TEN	16	579	58.4	–	–

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Targets charted	Catchable %	Drops	Drop % of catchable	Contested targets	Contested catch %
2022	44	63.6	1	3.6	6	50.0
2023	43	51.2	3	13.6	11	54.5
2024	40	62.5	1	4.0	7	42.9
2025	52	57.7	0	0.0	10	50.0
2026	8	75.0	0	0.0	2	50.0

Game logs

2026 game log (2 games)

2026 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
8	2026-11-01	vs PHI	W 27–10	1	0	0	0	−0.7
9	2026-11-08	vs LA	L 13–20	7	5	58	1	+3.7

2025 game log (14 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
2	2025-09-14	vs LA	L 19–33	2	2	10	0	+1.3
3	2025-09-21	vs IND	L 20–41	1	1	8	0	+0.2
4	2025-09-28	@ HOU	L 0–26	1	1	6	0	+0.2
6	2025-10-12	@ LV	L 10–20	6	4	75	0	+3.5
7	2025-10-19	vs NE	L 13–31	4	4	41	0	+3.6
8	2025-10-26	@ IND	L 14–38	8	1	6	0	−6.7
9	2025-11-02	vs LAC	L 20–27	4	1	21	0	−0.2
11	2025-11-16	vs HOU	L 13–16	7	3	22	1	−1.4
12	2025-11-23	vs SEA	L 24–30	1	1	11	0	+2.6
13	2025-11-30	vs JAX	L 3–25	4	3	20	0	−0.5
14	2025-12-07	@ CLE	W 31–29	4	2	17	0	−0.9
15	2025-12-14	@ SF	L 24–37	5	1	43	0	+0.9
16	2025-12-21	vs KC	W 26–9	2	2	24	0	+2.6
17	2025-12-28	vs NO	L 26–34	3	3	46	0	+3.8

2024 game log (16 games)

2024 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2024-09-08	@ ATL	W 18–10	2	1	1	0	−2.1
2	2024-09-15	@ DEN	W 13–6	3	2	14	0	−1.2
4	2024-09-29	@ IND	L 24–27	3	2	21	0	−1.3
5	2024-10-06	vs DAL	L 17–20	5	3	26	0	+1.0
7	2024-10-20	vs NYJ	W 37–15	3	2	15	1	+0.9
8	2024-10-28	vs NYG	W 26–18	5	4	62	0	+4.7
10	2024-11-10	@ WAS	W 28–27	2	0	0	0	−1.8
11	2024-11-17	vs BAL	W 18–16	1	0	0	0	−1.2
12	2024-11-21	@ CLE	L 19–24	2	2	39	0	+2.6
13	2024-12-01	@ CIN	W 44–38	3	1	43	0	+2.4
14	2024-12-08	vs CLE	W 27–14	1	1	10	1	+2.1
15	2024-12-15	@ PHI	L 13–27	2	1	0	0	−2.2
16	2024-12-21	@ BAL	L 17–34	3	2	27	0	+0.3
17	2024-12-25	vs KC	L 10–29	1	0	0	0	−1.0
18	2025-01-04	vs CIN	L 17–19	4	3	18	0	−0.9
P19	2025-01-11	@ BAL	L 14–28	2	2	37	1	+3.4

2023 game log (14 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2023-09-10	@ SEA	W 30–13	0	0	0.0	5	4	24	+2.2	0
2	2023-09-17	vs SF	L 23–30	0	0	0.0	4	1	9	−5.5	0
3	2023-09-25	@ CIN	L 16–19	1	4	−0.2	3	1	46	−1.0	1
4	2023-10-01	@ IND	W 29–23 OT	0	0	0.0	3	2	29	+3.8	0
6	2023-10-15	vs WAS	L 16–24	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	−6.4	0
7	2023-10-22	@ TB	W 16–13	0	0	0.0	2	1	5	−1.2	0
8	2023-10-29	@ TEN	L 23–28	0	0	0.0	5	3	24	−0.6	0
9	2023-11-05	vs MIN	L 28–31	0	0	0.0	4	1	14	−2.3	0
10	2023-11-12	@ ARI	L 23–25	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.6	0
12	2023-11-26	vs NO	W 24–15	0	0	0.0	2	1	13	−4.9	0
15	2023-12-17	@ CAR	L 7–9	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−1.7	0
16	2023-12-24	vs IND	W 29–10	0	0	0.0	3	1	13	−1.6	0
17	2023-12-31	@ CHI	L 17–37	0	0	0.0	5	3	19	+2.1	0
18	2024-01-07	@ NO	L 17–48	0	0	0.0	3	2	13	−0.2	0

2022 game log (10 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
9	2022-11-06	@ TB	L 13–16	5	0	0	0	−3.7
10	2022-11-13	vs ARI	L 17–27	3	3	27	1	+4.6
11	2022-11-20	@ NO	L 20–27	5	3	41	0	+0.2
12	2022-11-27	@ KC	L 10–26	6	3	29	1	−8.1
13	2022-12-04	vs SEA	L 23–27	4	2	39	0	+2.7
14	2022-12-08	vs LV	W 17–16	4	2	44	1	+4.0
15	2022-12-19	@ GB	L 12–24	2	2	32	0	+4.7
16	2022-12-25	vs DEN	W 51–14	5	3	19	0	−0.7
17	2023-01-01	@ LAC	L 10–31	3	3	77	0	+5.9
18	2023-01-08	@ SEA	L 16–19 OT	7	3	61	0	+2.2

2021 game log (21 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2021-09-12	vs CHI	W 34–14	0	0	0.0	3	2	80	1	+5.0	0
2	2021-09-19	@ IND	W 27–24	0	0	0.0	3	1	14	0	−1.2	0
3	2021-09-26	vs TB	W 34–24	0	0	0.0	6	4	42	0	+0.2	0
4	2021-10-03	vs ARI	L 20–37	0	0	0.0	6	6	90	1	+8.2	0
5	2021-10-07	@ SEA	W 26–17	0	0	0.0	4	1	16	0	−0.4	0
6	2021-10-17	@ NYG	W 38–11	0	0	0.0	4	3	19	0	+1.7	0
7	2021-10-24	vs DET	W 28–19	0	0	0.0	7	4	43	1	+1.0	0
8	2021-10-31	@ HOU	W 38–22	0	0	0.0	6	3	88	0	+5.8	0
9	2021-11-07	vs TEN	L 16–28	0	0	0.0	7	3	41	0	−2.3	0
10	2021-11-15	@ SF	L 10–31	0	0	0.0	7	3	54	0	−1.2	0
12	2021-11-28	@ GB	L 28–36	0	0	0.0	9	3	93	1	+5.3	0
13	2021-12-05	vs JAX	W 37–7	0	0	0.0	8	6	41	1	+1.4	0
14	2021-12-13	@ ARI	W 30–23	1	10	+0.8	3	2	58	1	+3.9	0
15	2021-12-21	vs SEA	W 20–10	1	10	+0.6	2	2	23	0	+3.0	0
16	2021-12-26	@ MIN	W 30–23	0	0	0.0	6	1	6	0	−5.7	1
17	2022-01-02	@ BAL	W 20–19	0	0	0.0	5	4	63	0	+5.7	0
18	2022-01-09	vs SF	L 24–27 OT	0	0	0.0	3	2	31	0	+3.1	0
P19	2022-01-17	vs ARI	W 34–11	0	0	0.0	1	1	41	0	+3.1	0
P20	2022-01-23	@ TB	W 30–27	1	15	+1.4	3	2	29	0	+1.1	0
P21	2022-01-30	vs SF	W 20–17	0	0	0.0	5	2	9	0	−1.4	0
P22	2022-02-13	@ CIN	W 23–20	0	0	0.0	8	4	23	0	−5.1	0

2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2020-09-13	vs DAL	W 20–17	0	0	0.0	3	1	31	0	−1.9	1
2	2020-09-20	@ PHI	W 37–19	1	-1	−0.8	5	4	45	0	+2.9	0
3	2020-09-27	@ BUF	L 32–35	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−3.1	1
4	2020-10-04	vs NYG	W 17–9	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−0.8	0
6	2020-10-18	@ SF	L 16–24	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	0	+1.3	0
7	2020-10-26	vs CHI	W 24–10	0	0	0.0	1	1	14	0	+1.0	0
8	2020-11-01	@ MIA	L 17–28	0	0	0.0	2	2	23	0	+1.5	0
10	2020-11-15	vs SEA	W 23–16	0	0	0.0	1	1	15	0	+1.1	0
11	2020-11-23	@ TB	W 27–24	0	0	0.0	1	1	7	1	+1.8	0
13	2020-12-06	@ ARI	W 38–28	0	0	0.0	5	4	27	0	+0.5	0
14	2020-12-10	vs NE	W 24–3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
15	2020-12-20	vs NYJ	L 20–23	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−1.3	0
16	2020-12-27	@ SEA	L 9–20	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−1.1	0
17	2021-01-03	vs ARI	W 18–7	0	0	0.0	8	4	50	0	−0.1	0
P18	2021-01-09	@ SEA	W 30–20	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
P19	2021-01-16	@ GB	L 18–32	0	0	0.0	7	6	46	1	+3.7	0