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Tavon Austin

WR (retired)

Tavon Austin: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career, 2,244 receiving yards on 246 catches. The #8 overall pick whose career line never matched the draft slot.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	113
Receptions	246
Receiving Yards	2,244
Receiving TDs	16
Rushing Yards	1,358
Rushing TDs	10

Peaked in years 3-4 with 473 + 509 receiving yards — never broke 600 yards in a single season.

Trend

Austin peak Rams years

Year	Tm	Rec	Yds	TDs
2013	STL	40	418	4
2014	STL	31	242	0
2015	STL	52	473	5
2016	LAR	58	509	3
2017	LAR	13	47	0

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2013	418
2014	242
2015	473
2016	509
2017	47

Played for 5 different teams across 9 years — Rams 2013-17, then Cowboys, Packers, Jaguars.

Split

Austin team history

Stop	Years	Yds
STL/LAR	2013-17	1,689
DAL	2018-19	322
GB	2020	20
JAX	2021	213

200 career carries for 1,358 rushing yards — among the most rushing volume for any WR in the post-2010 era.

Rare

Austin's rushing volume

Stat	Total
Carries	200
Rushing Yards	1,358
Rushing TDs	10
Yds/Carry	6.79

As the #8 overall pick in 2013, Austin's 2,244 career receiving yards trail every Top-10 WR drafted in the 2010s except injury cases.

Comparison

Top-10 WR picks of the 2010s

Player	Pick	Rec Yds
A.J. Green	#4 (2011)	9,430
Julio Jones	#6 (2011)	13,330
Justin Blackmon	#5 (2012)	1,280
Tavon Austin	#8 (2013)	2,244
Sammy Watkins	#4 (2014)	6,007

His 2017 line — 13 catches, 47 yards, 59 carries — flipped him from WR to gimmick runner before age 27.

Anomaly

Austin 2017: WR or RB?

Stat	2017
Receptions	13
Rec Yards	47
Carries	59
Rush Yards	270

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