
Running back, Tulane (from Indiana, Florida State), 2022–26
Jaylin Lucas
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 174 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houma, LA
- Born
- Sep 24, 2004
Wikipedia readers: about 367 a month over the past year
Jaylin Lucas plays running back for Tulane, after Indiana (2022–23) and Florida State (2024–25).
2026 so far
256 rushing yards, 1 TD
Last game: vs. Memphis, W 31–17
Next game: vs. UTSA, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
214rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana State, 202310catches, career highvs. Louisville, 202398receiving yards, career highvs. Louisville, 2023Honors
All-America: Walter Camp 2022; CBS Sports 2022; Fox Sports 2022; USA Today 2022
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana | 49 | 271 | 5.5 | 2 | 71 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 67 | 275 | 4.1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 0 | 26 |
| 2026 | Tulane | 33 | 256 | 7.8 | 1 | 80 |
| Career | 178 | 975 | 5.5 | 5 | 80 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana | 22 | 595 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Indiana | 22 | 572 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 2 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Florida State | 9 | 221 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 2026 | Tulane | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Career | 57 | 1,449 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 34 | 247 | 7.3 | 2 | 44 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2026 | Tulane | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 1 | 39 |
| Career | 72 | 531 | 7.4 | 3 | 64 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana | 12 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Indiana | 12 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Florida State | 12 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Florida State | 12 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Tulane | 12 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 174 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana | 74 | 0.12 | 39th (n=470) | 0.14 | 8.5 | 9% | 0.21 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 105 | 0.08 | 25th (n=450) | 0.17 | 8.5 | 13% | 0.06 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 6 | 0.60 | – | – | 3.6 | – | – |
| 2025 | Florida State | 42 | 0.18 | – | – | 7.6 | 5% | – |
| 2026 | Tulane | 43 | 0.27 | 84th (n=478) | 0.10 | 11.5 | 12% | – |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 40% | 3.90 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 8% |
| 2026 | Tulane | 39% | 2.80 | 1.10 | 4.60 | 19% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Tulane 6 games, 256 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 3–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 28–24 | 11 | 214 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 20–31 | 4 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 24–21 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 17–20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 31–17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2025 Florida State 12 games, 160 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 31–17 | 6 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 77–3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 66–10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 38–46 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 22–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 31–34 | – | – | – | 2 | 48 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | L 13–20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 42–7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 10–24 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 34–14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 76 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 11–21 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 21–40 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
2024 Florida State 2 games, 13 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. | L 21–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 13–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
2023 Indiana 12 games, 275 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 3–23 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 41–7 | 10 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 14–21 | 8 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 29–27 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 17–44 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 7–52 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 14–31 | 4 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 24–33 | 1 | −5 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 20–14 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 64 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 45–48 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 108 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 21–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 31–35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 161 | – |
2022 Indiana 11 games, 271 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–22 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 33–30 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 24–45 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 21–35 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 10–31 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 33–38 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 17–24 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 128 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 14–45 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 32 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 14–56 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 82 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 39–31 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 168 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 16–30 | 9 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 31 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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