#3 Odell Beckham Jr. Season 2024

2014 First-Round NFL Draft Pick (New York Giants) – No. 12 Overall
2013 Paul Hornung Award Winner (Nation’s Most Versatile Player)
2013 First Team All-America Kick Returner (Football Writers Association of America)
2013 First Team All-America All-Purpose (CBSSports.com)
2013 Second Team All-America All-Purpose (Sports Illustrated)
2013 Third Team All-America All-Purpose (AP)
2013 Third Team All-America Wide Receiver and Kick Returner (CBSSports.com)
2013 First Team All-SEC All-Purpose (AP, SEC Coaches)
2013 First Team All-SEC Return Specialist (SEC Coaches)
2013 First Team All-SEC Wide Receiver (Athlons)
2013 First Team All-SEC Kick Returner (Sporting News)
2013 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. UAB)
2012 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Ole Miss)
2011 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team
2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

CAREER
One of the most dynamic players in LSU history earning the reputation as a scoring threat every time he touched the football …Claimed the 2013 Hornung Award as college football’s most versatile player … Also earned first-team All-America honors as a junior in 2013 as both a kick returner (Football Writers Association of America) and return specialist (CBSSports.com) after leading the SEC and ranking No. 2 in the nation in all-purpose yards with a 178.1 average … Set the LSU record and finished No. 2 in SEC single-season history with 2,315 all-purpose yards as a junior in 2013 … Finished career with 15 touchdowns and 4,118 all-purpose yards … The 4,118 all-purpose yards ranks No. 5 in LSU history … Opted for the NFL Draft following his junior year and projects as a middle-to-late first round pick … Teamed with Jarvis Landry to become the first set of receivers in school history to go over 1,000-yards in same season in 2013 … Beckham caught 59 passes for 1,152 yards and 8 TDs in 2013, while Landry had 77 catches for 1,193 yards and 10 scores … Of Beckham’s 15 career TDs, 12 came on plays of 25 yards of more and 7 were 50 yards or better, including a 100-yard return of a missed field goal against UAB in 2013 and an 89-yard punt return vs. Ole Miss in 2012 … For career, caught at least one pass in 37 of his 39 games … Finished career starting 34 times out of 39 games … Caught 143 passes (9th in school history) for 2,340 yards (7th in school history) … Comes from a family of athletes as his mom was an All-American and National Champion sprinter for LSU, while his dad was a starting running back for the Tigers … Wore No. 33 as a freshman before switching to No. 3 for his final two years.

JUNIOR SEASON (2013)
First team All-America as a kick returner from the Football Writers Association of America and as an all-purpose player from CBSSports.com after leading SEC and ranking No. 2 in the nation in all-purpose yards with 178.1 a contest … Played and started all 13 games for the Tigers, racking up an LSU record 2,315 all-purpose yards … Previous LSU record holder for all-purpose yards was Domanick Davis, who had 2,120 yards in 2002 … The 2,315 all-purpose yards ranks as the second-highest total in SEC history, trailing only the 2,396 yards by Randall Cobb of Kentucky in 2010 … Averaged 20.1 yards every time he touched the football with 2,315 yards on 115 touches … Recorded four of the Top 10 all-purpose yards games in LSU history in 2013, including the third-highest total with 331 yards vs. UAB …Had 290 all-purpose yards (No. 6 in LSU history) vs. Mississippi State, 289 (No. 7) vs. Georgia and 272 (Tie No. 9) vs. TCU … Caught at least one pass in all 13 games … Finished season with 59 receptions for 1,152 yard and eight touchdowns … Added 160 yards on 18 punt returns and another 845 yards on 32 kickoff returns … Returned a missed field goal 100 yards for a touchdown in win over UAB in week 2 … Teamed with Jarvis Landry to become the first set of receivers in school history to go over 1,000-yards in same season in 2013 … Had nine games with five receptions or more which included career-high nine receptions for 179 yards and a pair of TDs in road win over Mississippi State … Set career-high with 204 receiving yards on six catches in win over Furman … The 204 receiving yards ranks No. 5 in single-game LSU history … Scored a total of four touchdowns (3 receiving, 1 return of missed field goal) in win over UAB … Had five games of 100-yards receiving or more … Opened season with 118 yards on five catches vs. TCU and followed that with 136 yards and three TDs on five receptions vs. UAB … Had 118 yards on six catches to go along with 175 kickoff return yards vs. Georgia.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
Played in 13 games with 12 starts … Team leader in receiving yards with 713 and second with 43 catches … Ranked No. 13 in SEC in receiving yards per game (54.8) … Returned 35 punts for 320 yards and a pair of TDs … Led SEC in punt returns (35), ranked fourth in punt return yards (320) and seventh in yards per return (9.1) … Had two 100-yard games (5 rec., 128 yards 2 TDs vs. Towson; 4 rec., 112 yards vs. Arkansas) … Five receptions vs. Towson marked season-high  … Caught four passes in six games … . Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after he returned a punt 89 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, his second punt return for a TD this season, that helped propel LSU to a win against Ole Miss … Finished with three punt returns for 109 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 13 yards against Ole Miss … Led the team with four grabs for 78 yards at Florida, including a career-long 56-yard reception … Set then career highs with 128 receiving yards and two TD catches against Towson, becoming the first LSU receiver to catch multiple TDs since Rueben Randle vs. Auburn last year … Displayed his tremendous athleticism with a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown against North Texas … Also had a 76-yard return for a TD versus North Texas negated by a block in the back penalty.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after catching 41 passes for 475 yards and two touchdowns as a true freshman in 2011 … 20 of his 41 catches resulted in a first down … Ranked second on team in both receptions and receiving yards … Played in all 14 games, starting nine times … Caught at least two passes in all but two games(Florida, Georgia) … Wasted little time to make his impact felt as he led the Tigers with eight catches for 61 yards against Mississippi State in what was his first SEC game … Became the first Tiger since Bennie Brazell in 2005 to have back-to-back games with 50-plus yard receiving TDs (52-yarder at West Virginia, 51-yarder vs. Kentucky) … Turned in one of the most electrifying plays of the season with a 51-yard TD reception that saw him break tackles and weave his way across the field to the endzone against Kentucky … Finished with three catches for 75 yards and one TD against Kentucky … Caught his first career TD on a 52-yard catch and run at West Virginia and finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards and a TD … Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after he hauled in eight receptions for 61 yards at Mississippi State and became the first LSU freshman wide receiver to record at least eight catches in a game since Michael Clayton had eight against Illinois in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2002 … Tied for the team lead in catches with five for 40 yards against Northwestern State in his first career start … Made his LSU debut against Oregon and caught two passes for 10 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL
A talented athlete who can play a variety of positions… Joined Cooper Manning as the only players in Newman history to break the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season … Hauled in 50 catches for 1,010 yards and 19 touchdown receptions as a senior … Showed his dynamic versatility as he rushed for 331 yards and six TDs, passed for 90 yards and another TD and returned two punts for TDs as a senior … On defense he posted four interceptions in 2010 … Caught 45 passes for 743 yards and 10 TDs and also posted 123 rushing yards and three TDs on 14 carries as a junior … Rated as the No. 6 wide receiver and as the No. 40 player nationally by Rivals.com … A member of the Rivals.com Top 100 … Ranked as the No. 7 player in Louisiana by Tigerbait.com … Given 4 stars by Scout.com and Rivals.com … A U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant (West Roster) … Ranked No. 51 in the Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … Listed as a PrepStar All American … Named to the Times Picayune 2011 Blue-Chip list … Earned a spot on The Advocate’s Super Dozen … Named to the Louisiana 2A All-State first team as a wide receiver and also earned District 9-2A Offensive MVP honors … Played wide receiver, quarterback and running back on offense and cornerback on defense … Averaged 30.0 yards per punt return as a senior … Coached by Nelson Stewart.

PERSONAL
Father, Odell Beckham Sr., played running back at LSU from 1989-1992 … His dad played in 28 games, starting nine times for the Tigers … He rushed for 757 yards and seven touchdowns in his career …  Mother, Heather Van Norman, was an All-American track runner at LSU from 1991-93 during which time she helped lead the Lady Tigers to five national championships  … Van Norman was a member of two NCAA Indoor titles in 1991 and 1993 and three-straight NCAA Outdoor titles from 1991-93 … She left LSU as a six-time All-American and captured three individual NCAA titles as a member of LSU’s relay teams during her senior season in 1993 … Born Nov. 5, 1992 … Majoring in human movement fitness.

CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 8 at Mississippi State, 2011
Yards: 128 vs. Towson, 2012
Long: 56 at Florida, 2012
Touchdowns: 2 vs. Towson, 2012

BECKHAM JR. IN THE LSU RECORD BOOKS

Single-Game

Kickoff Return Yards
1. 175 vs. Georgia, 2013 (7 returns)
2. 174 vs. Alabama, 2013 (4 returns)

All-Purpose Yards
3. 331 vs. UAB, 2013
6. 290 vs. Mississippi State, 2013
7. 289 vs. Georgia, 2013
T9. 272 vs. TCU, 2013

Receiving Yards
5. 204 vs. Furman, 2013 (6 rec.)

Single-Season

All-Purpose Yards
1. 2,315 (2013)

Receiving Yards
4. 1,152 (2013

Kickoff Return Yards
2. 845 (2013)

Career

All-Purpose Yards
5. 4,118 (2011-13)

Receiving Yards
7. 2,340 (2011-13)

Receptions
9. 143 (2011-13)

Punt Returns
10. 557 (2011-13)

BECKHAM JR.’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

BECKHAM JR.’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

BECKHAM JR.‘S CAREER RETURN STATISTICS

BECKHAM JR.’S CAREER ALL-PURPOSE STATISTICS