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

Best season
745
Receiving yards, 2025 (USC, 9–⁠4)
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 80
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2024127receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20243receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Texas A&M, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023USC79313.3231
2024USC4352512.21233
2025USC4974515.2459
Career991,36313.81859

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023USC8WRFr.
2024USC8WRSo.
2025USC8WRJr.6′4″200

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023USC71.57––11.0–
2024USC441.6199th (n=581)0.9271.05%
2025USC700.8294th (n=1040)0.4657.410%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Missouri StateW 73–⁠13333016
Sep 6vs.Georgia SouthernW 59–⁠20391153
Sep 13atPurdueW 33–⁠173115059
Sep 27atIllinoisL 32–⁠34439014
Oct 11vs.MichiganW 31–⁠13535111
Oct 18atNotre DameL 24–⁠346111159
Nov 1atNebraskaW 21–⁠17222013
Nov 7vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠17774114
Nov 15vs.IowaW 26–⁠21765014
Nov 22atOregonL 27–⁠426108032
Nov 29vs.UCLAW 29–⁠10352028
2024 USC 12 games, 43 catches, 525 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LSUW 27–⁠20350128
Sep 7vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠0216012
Sep 21atMichiganL 24–⁠27450124
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠2110105232
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠2421307
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠33218010
Oct 19atMarylandL 28–⁠29451117
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠20218012
Nov 2atWashingtonL 21–⁠26347021
Nov 23atUCLAW 19–⁠131414
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 35–⁠49326312
Dec 27 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠317127333
2023 USC 5 games, 7 catches, 93 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠281505
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠14111011
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠10112012
Nov 18vs.UCLAL 20–⁠381505
Dec 27 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠28360231

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).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′4⅜″
Weight200 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79½″
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press11 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens11110

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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