Receiver, Akron, 2013–⁠16

Jerome Lane

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Akron, OH

Jerome Lane played receiver at Akron (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
1,018
Receiving yards, 2016 (Akron, 5–⁠7)
Best game
196 yards
Vs. VMI, week 1, 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. VMI, 2016196receiving yards, career highvs. VMI, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. VMI, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Akron3978220.1872
2016Akron621,01816.4691
Career1011,80017.81491

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Akron7WR
2015Akron7WR
2016Akron7WR6′3″

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
2015Akron580.9997th (n=465)0.5357.47%
2016Akron920.8085th (n=489)0.5273.312%

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

2016 Akron 12 games, 62 catches, 1,018 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.VMIW 47–⁠2410196242
Sep 10atWisconsinL 10–⁠54343027
Sep 17atMarshallW 65–⁠387115025
Sep 24vs.App StateL 38–⁠459134135
Oct 1atKent StateW 31–⁠27115015
Oct 8vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠1321409
Oct 15vs.Western MichiganL 0–⁠41442015
Oct 22atBall StateW 35–⁠25790128
Oct 27atBuffaloL 20–⁠41440014
Nov 2vs.ToledoL 17–⁠486177191
Nov 9vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠38597164
Nov 22atOhioL 3–⁠9455022
2015 Akron 12 games, 39 catches, 782 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atOklahomaL 3–⁠41357042
Sep 19vs.Savannah StateW 52–⁠9399150
Sep 26atLouisianaW 35–⁠14172172
Oct 3vs.OhioL 12–⁠14114014
Oct 10atEastern MichiganW 47–⁠214104239
Oct 17atBowling GreenL 10–⁠59445017
Oct 31vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠14265157
Nov 7atMassachusettsW 17–⁠13456025
Nov 14atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠28483132
Nov 21vs.BuffaloW 42–⁠21580229
Nov 27vs.Kent StateW 20–⁠0475037
Dec 22 ✦vs.Utah StateW 23–⁠21432013

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′2½″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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