Jaylin Lane with the Washington Commanders
With the Washington Commanders. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
940
Receiving yards, 2022 (Middle Tennessee, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 128
Round 4, 2025 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

10catches, career highthree times; last vs. San Diego State, 2022179receiving yards, career highvs. UTSA, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Middle Tennessee131229.4128
2021Middle Tennessee4246611.1435
2022Middle Tennessee6994013.6589
2023Virginia Tech4153813.1675
2024Virginia Tech3846612.3266
Career2032,53212.51889

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Middle Tennessee1327401100
2021Middle Tennessee152850192951
2022Middle Tennessee112630191520
2023Virginia Tech11805310
2024Virginia Tech1210242541
Career418610687422

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Middle Tennessee11938.5129
2022Middle Tennessee341.303
2023Virginia Tech14513.6011
2024Virginia Tech181166.4224
Career462645.7329

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Middle Tennessee110000
2021Middle Tennessee330000
2023Virginia Tech210000
Career650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Middle Tennessee83WRYr 1
2021Middle Tennessee83WRYr 2
2022Middle Tennessee83WRYr 3
2023Virginia Tech83WRYr 4
2024Virginia Tech83WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Middle Tennessee170.51––8.7–
2021Middle Tennessee520.7663rd (n=410)0.6739.47%
2022Middle Tennessee850.7962nd (n=683)0.7166.810%
2023Virginia Tech600.6431st (n=681)0.8038.58%
2024Virginia Tech600.7527th (n=581)0.9244.88%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atVanderbiltL 27–⁠344620–––
Sep 7vs.MarshallW 31–⁠144410––2
Sep 14atOld DominionW 37–⁠1771061––3
Sep 21vs.RutgersL 23–⁠262380––2
Sep 27atMiamiL 34–⁠384490–––
Oct 5atStanfordW 31–⁠73290––2
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 42–⁠213220––1
Oct 26vs.Georgia TechW 21–⁠6260––7
Nov 2atSyracuseL 31–⁠38–––––3
Nov 9vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠2421201211
Nov 23atDukeL 28–⁠313100––3
Nov 30vs.VirginiaW 37–⁠174911–––
2023 Virginia Tech 12 games, 41 catches, 538 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Old DominionW 36–⁠1746911182
Sep 9vs.PurdueL 17–⁠245541––1
Sep 23atMarshallL 17–⁠24110–––
Sep 30vs.PittsburghW 38–⁠212641–––
Oct 7atFlorida StateL 17–⁠396510–––
Oct 14vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠1331022–––
Oct 26vs.SyracuseW 38–⁠106720–––
Nov 4atLouisvilleL 3–⁠343130–––
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠223321––2
Nov 18vs.NC StateL 28–⁠354660–––
Nov 25atVirginiaW 55–⁠17––––––
Dec 27 ✦vs.TulaneW 41–⁠204140–––
2022 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 69 catches, 940 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10atColorado StateW 34–⁠193460––1
Sep 17vs.Tennessee StateW 49–⁠64551––1
Sep 24atMiamiW 45–⁠3141300––2
Sep 30vs.UTSAL 30–⁠451017903552
Oct 8atUABL 14–⁠41959141091
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠3563702582
Oct 29atUTEPW 24–⁠1371471––4
Nov 5atLouisiana TechL 24–⁠403211241–
Nov 19vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠218950––2
Nov 26atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠285600––1
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 25–⁠23101111––3
2021 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 42 catches, 466 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.MonmouthW 50–⁠154911102
Sep 11atVirginia TechL 14–⁠354300118–
Sep 24atCharlotteL 39–⁠424441–––
Oct 2vs.MarshallW 34–⁠2813412621
Oct 9atLibertyL 13–⁠4111902521
Oct 22atUConnW 44–⁠132220124–
Oct 30vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠1031502332
Nov 6atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠48290103
Nov 13vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠1021101192
Nov 20vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠241010712303
Nov 27atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠1742001252
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠2456401223
2020 Middle Tennessee 7 games, 13 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5atArmyL 0–⁠421100116–
Sep 19vs.TroyL 14–⁠4712813631
Oct 10atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠282190–––
Oct 17vs.North TexasL 35–⁠522190358–
Oct 24atRiceW 40–⁠342200369–
Nov 14atMarshallL 14–⁠423120368–
Nov 21atTroyW 20–⁠172140–––

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).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′9¾″
Weight191 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan77¼″
40-yard dash4.34 s
10-yard split1.50 sW
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump11′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Washington Commanders15162250
2026 (so far)Washington Commanders42250
NFL career19182500

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

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