Player
Allen Lazard
WR
UDFAs almost never see 8 NFL seasons. Lazard's frame and Rodgers's trust turned a waiver claim into 3,347 yards and a $44M free-agent contract.
UDFA out of Iowa State to 8-year NFL starter. 3,347 receiving yards, 29 TDs — and the Aaron Rodgers loyalty test.
MilestoneCareer regular-season totals
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Games | 92 |
| Receptions | 250 |
| Receiving Yards | 3,347 |
| Receiving TDs | 29 |
| Y/R | 13.39 |
Why it matters. UDFAs almost never see 8 NFL seasons. Lazard's frame and Rodgers's trust turned a waiver claim into 3,347 yards and a $44M free-agent contract.
2022 GB peak: 60 catches, 788 yards, 6 TDs as Rodgers's WR1 after Davante Adams left.
TrendLazard GB years
| Year | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 38 | 513 | 3 |
| 2020 | 40 | 609 | 4 |
| 2021 | 41 | 519 | 8 |
| 2022 | 60 | 788 | 6 |
Receiving yards by year
| Season | Yards |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 513 |
| 2020 | 609 |
| 2021 | 519 |
| 2022 | 788 |
| 2024 | 530 |
Why it matters. Davante Adams forced the trade to LV after 2021, and Lazard inherited the WR1 role for one season. The 788-yard 2022 is his only year above 700 — the ceiling of the post-Adams experiment.
GB (2018-22) → NYJ (2023-now). Followed Aaron Rodgers in free agency — the 4-yr/$44M Rodgers reunion.
SplitLazard team splits
| Stop | Years | Rec | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 2018-22 | 180 | 2,436 |
| NYJ | 2023-25 | 70 | 911 |
Why it matters. Lazard's career is two-thirds Green Bay, one-third New York — and the GB chunk happened with Rodgers throwing him jump balls in the red zone. The NYJ chapter never had that quarterback.
Best 2018 UDFA WR by a mile: 3,347 yards — more than the next 3 combined.
RareTop 2018 UDFA WRs by career receiving yards
| Player | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Lazard | 3,347 | 29 | 250 |
| Byron Pringle | 1,315 | 12 | 109 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1,049 | 6 | 92 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1,026 | 2 | 67 |
| Cam Sims | 908 | 3 | 64 |
Why it matters. UDFA WRs from any class rarely clear 1,000 career yards. Lazard tripled that — the kind of outlier that only happens when an MVP quarterback picks you out of the practice squad.
2021 GB WRs: Adams led in everything except TD-per-target — where Lazard doubled him.
ComparisonGB 2021 WRs (regular season)
| Player | Rec | Yds | TDs | Tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davante Adams | 132 | 1,643 | 11 | 180 |
| Allen Lazard | 41 | 519 | 8 | 61 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 26 | 430 | 3 | 55 |
| Randall Cobb | 28 | 375 | 5 | 40 |
Why it matters. Adams was the volume star; Lazard was the converter. When Rodgers got inside the 20, the 6'5" backshoulder target won out — and that's the role that's followed Lazard his entire career.
His 2023 NYJ debut (23 catches) was sabotaged by Rodgers's 4-play Achilles tear — one of the cruelest fits in modern NFL history.
AnomalyLazard NYJ stretch
| Year | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 311 | 1 |
| 2024 | 37 | 530 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
Why it matters. Lazard banked his prime on a Rodgers reunion in New York. Four offensive snaps later, the call was cooked. The 70 yards through 2025 are the residual of a free-agent deal whose entire thesis vaporized in September 2023.
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