WR#12
Van Jefferson
gsis_id 00-0036415
WAS
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.42 yd
- Cushion
- 5.96 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.24
- Avg YAC
- 1.88
- Share of intended air yards
- 35.5%
- Catch rate
- 39.6%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 88.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 52 | 29 | 350 | 1 | 8.9 | 0.120 | 0.32 | 0 | 70.0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 42 | 26 | 313 | 3 | 5.5 | 0.100 | 0.24 | 0 | 75.3 |
| 2023 | 14 | 43 | 20 | 209 | 0 | -17.6 | 0.095 | 0.27 | 4 | 41.3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 44 | 24 | 369 | 3 | 11.8 | 0.172 | 0.49 | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2021 | 21 | 106 | 59 | 904 | 6 | 31.1 | 0.138 | 0.37 | 35 | 188.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- College
- Florida; Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2020 · Rd 2 · Pk 57 · LA
- Rookie season
- 2020
- Experience
- 7 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · Out · Forearm · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · TEN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
91 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Darius SlaytonWR · NYG · distance 0.36
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.78
- Share of air yards
- 19.2
- Catch rate
- 58.7
Calvin AustinWR · PIT · distance 0.44
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.67
- Share of air yards
- 18.3
- Catch rate
- 56.4
Jayden HigginsWR · HOU · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 2.70
- Cushion
- 5.74
- YAC over expected
- -0.09
- Share of air yards
- 18.0
- Catch rate
- 60.3
Andrei IosivasWR · CIN · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 2.46
- Cushion
- 5.55
- YAC over expected
- -0.10
- Share of air yards
- 12.5
- Catch rate
- 56.9
Pat BryantWR · DEN · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 2.41
- Cushion
- 6.33
- YAC over expected
- 0.83
- Share of air yards
- 9.7
- Catch rate
- 63.3
Van Jefferson baseline
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 6.07
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 55.8