Jaylin Lucas
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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

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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

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 3@DUKE
  2. 214USA
  3. -2@KSU
  4. 23USM
  5. 5@ARMY
  6. 13MEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
275
Rushing yards, 2023 (Indiana, 3–⁠9)
Best game
214 yards
Vs. South Alabama, week 2, 2026: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

214rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana State, 202310catches, career highvs. Louisville, 202398receiving yards, career highvs. Louisville, 2023

Honors

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

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Indiana492715.5271
2023Indiana672754.1225
2024Florida State2136.5010
2025Florida State271605.9026
2026Tulane332567.8180
Career1789755.5580

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Indiana225952–––
2023Indiana22572110140
2024Florida State2360–––
2025Florida State922103180
2026Tulane22507430
Career571,449320750

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Indiana16825.1025
2023Indiana342477.3244
2024Florida State33913.0025
2025Florida State11888.0064
2026Tulane8759.4139
Career725317.4364

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Indiana12RBYr 1
2023Indiana12RBYr 2
2024Florida State12RBYr 3
2025Florida State12RBYr 4
2026Tulane12RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Indiana740.1239th (n=470)0.148.59%0.21
2023Indiana1050.0825th (n=450)0.178.513%0.06
2024Florida State60.60––3.6––
2025Florida State420.18––7.65%–
2026Tulane430.2784th (n=478)0.1011.512%–

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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Florida State40%3.901.201.108%
2026Tulane39%2.801.104.6019%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5atDukeL 3–⁠17330––1
Sep 12vs.South AlabamaW 28–⁠24112141–––
Sep 19atKansas StateL 20–⁠314−20–––
Sep 26vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠2192302253
Oct 10atArmyL 17–⁠20250––2
Oct 16vs.MemphisW 31–⁠174130––1
2025 Florida State 12 games, 160 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.AlabamaW 31–⁠176220––1
Sep 6vs.East Texas A&MW 77–⁠342301221
Sep 20vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠102440––1
Sep 26atVirginiaL 38–⁠46190–––
Oct 4vs.MiamiL 22–⁠28130–––
Oct 11vs.PittsburghL 31–⁠34–––248–
Oct 18atStanfordL 13–⁠20230125–
Nov 1vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠7260–––
Nov 8atClemsonL 10–⁠242160–––
Nov 15vs.Virginia TechW 34–⁠142100276–
Nov 21atNC StateL 11–⁠213110233–
Nov 29atFloridaL 21–⁠402130117–
2024 Florida State 2 games, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 24vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠242130116–
Sep 2vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠28–––120–
2023 Indiana 12 games, 275 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠23112403382
Sep 8vs.Indiana StateW 41–⁠7108821272
Sep 16vs.LouisvilleL 14–⁠218290–––
Sep 23vs.AkronW 29–⁠27134302371
Sep 30atMarylandL 17–⁠4472802793
Oct 14atMichiganL 7–⁠52260232–
Oct 21vs.RutgersL 14–⁠314290––1
Oct 28atPenn StateL 24–⁠331−50––1
Nov 4vs.WisconsinW 20–⁠147150364–
Nov 11atIllinoisL 45–⁠482804108–
Nov 18vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠24–––126–
Nov 25atPurdueL 31–⁠3521004161–
2022 Indiana 11 games, 271 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.IdahoW 35–⁠224160138–
Sep 17vs.Western KentuckyW 33–⁠30–––120–
Sep 24atCincinnatiL 24–⁠45–––112–
Oct 1atNebraskaL 21–⁠353390121–
Oct 8vs.MichiganL 10–⁠314450120–
Oct 15vs.MarylandL 33–⁠387−40143–
Oct 22atRutgersL 17–⁠2462703128–
Nov 5vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠45771332–
Nov 12atOhio StateL 14–⁠566170482–
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 39–⁠3132404168–
Nov 26vs.PurdueL 16–⁠3091001231–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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