
Receiver, Virginia Tech (from Middle Tennessee), 2020–24
Jaylin Lane
- Number
- No. 83
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Clover, SC
- Born
- May 1, 2002
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Jaylin Lane played receiver at Middle Tennessee (2020–22) and Virginia Tech (2023–24). The Washington Commanders took Lane in round 4, No. 128 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highthree times; last vs. San Diego State, 2022179receiving yards, career highvs. UTSA, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2023Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 1 | 28 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 42 | 466 | 11.1 | 4 | 35 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 69 | 940 | 13.6 | 5 | 89 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 41 | 538 | 13.1 | 6 | 75 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 38 | 466 | 12.3 | 2 | 66 |
| Career | 203 | 2,532 | 12.5 | 18 | 89 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 274 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 15 | 285 | 0 | 19 | 295 | 1 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 263 | 0 | 19 | 152 | 0 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 254 | 1 |
| Career | 41 | 861 | 0 | 68 | 742 | 2 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 46 | 264 | 5.7 | 3 | 29 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 83 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 83 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 83 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 83 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 83 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 192 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 17 | 0.51 | – | – | 8.7 | – |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 52 | 0.76 | 63rd (n=410) | 0.67 | 39.4 | 7% |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 85 | 0.79 | 62nd (n=683) | 0.71 | 66.8 | 10% |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 60 | 0.64 | 31st (n=681) | 0.80 | 38.5 | 8% |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 60 | 0.75 | 27th (n=581) | 0.92 | 44.8 | 8% |
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
2024 Virginia Tech 12 games, 38 catches, 466 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 27–34 | 4 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–14 | 4 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 37–17 | 7 | 106 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 23–26 | 2 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 34–38 | 4 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 31–7 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 42–21 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 21–6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 7 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 31–38 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 28–31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 37–17 | 4 | 91 | 1 | – | – | – |
2023 Virginia Tech 12 games, 41 catches, 538 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 36–17 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 17–24 | 5 | 54 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 64 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–39 | 6 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 30–13 | 3 | 102 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 38–10 | 6 | 72 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–34 | 3 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 48–22 | 3 | 32 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 28–35 | 4 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 55–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 41–20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 69 catches, 940 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | W 34–19 | 3 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–6 | 4 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 45–31 | 4 | 130 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 30–45 | 10 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 14–41 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 17–35 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 24–13 | 7 | 147 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 24–40 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 41 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 49–21 | 8 | 95 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 33–28 | 5 | 60 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | W 25–23 | 10 | 111 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
2021 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 42 catches, 466 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 50–15 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 14–35 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 39–42 | 4 | 44 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 34–28 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 13–41 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 44–13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 35–10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 21–48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 50–10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 17–24 | 10 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 27–17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
2020 Middle Tennessee 7 games, 13 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 0–42 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 14–47 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 31–28 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 35–52 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 58 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 40–34 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 69 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 14–42 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 68 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 20–17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 191 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 77¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.34 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.75 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 15 | 16 | 225 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 18 | 250 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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