Receiver, USC, 2023–25
Ja’Kobi Lane
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Mesa, AZ
- Born
- Aug 5, 2004
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Ja’Kobi Lane played receiver at USC (2023–25). The Baltimore Ravens took Lane in round 3, No. 80 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2024127receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20243receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Texas A&M, 2024Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC | 7 | 1.57 | – | – | 11.0 | – |
| 2024 | USC | 44 | 1.61 | 99th (n=581) | 0.92 | 71.0 | 5% |
| 2025 | USC | 70 | 0.82 | 94th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 57.4 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 USC 11 games, 49 catches, 745 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 73–13 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 59–20 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 53 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 33–17 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 59 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 32–34 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 31–13 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–34 | 6 | 111 | 1 | 59 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 21–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–17 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 26–21 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 27–42 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 29–10 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 28 |
2024 USC 12 games, 43 catches, 525 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 27–20 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 28 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–27 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–21 | 10 | 105 | 2 | 32 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 30–33 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–29 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–26 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 35–49 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 12 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 35–31 | 7 | 127 | 3 | 33 |
2023 USC 5 games, 7 catches, 93 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 56–28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 66–14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 20–38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 42–28 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 31 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ | |
| Weight | 200 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 79½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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