Running back, Tennessee, 2011–⁠14

Marlin Lane

Number
No. 15
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Daytona Beach, FL
Born
Dec 31, 1991, in Daytona Beach, Florida

Marlin Lane played running back at Tennessee (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

132rushing yards, career highvs. Troy, 20122rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Austin Peay, 20137catches, career highvs. Missouri, 201284receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Tennessee752803.7245
2012Tennessee1206585.5245
2013Tennessee1015345.3454
2014Tennessee863003.5144
Career3821,7724.6954

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Tennessee171619.5227
2012Tennessee292287.9035
2013Tennessee9505.6012
2014Tennessee11787.1028
Career665177.8235

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011Tennessee714308360
2012Tennessee2320–––
Career917508360

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.PosHt
2011Tennessee15
2012Tennessee15
2013Tennessee15RB
2014Tennessee15RB5′11″

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
2013Tennessee1060.1164th (n=226)0.0711.415%0.06
2014Tennessee100-0.076th (n=253)0.12-6.911%0.10

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.

Game by game

2014 Tennessee 12 games, 300 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠711411120
Sep 6vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠1913540100
Sep 13atOklahomaL 10–⁠3410420270
Sep 27atGeorgiaL 32–⁠35510–––
Oct 4vs.FloridaL 9–⁠1010220–––
Oct 18atOle MissL 3–⁠34–––150
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠343480–––
Nov 1atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠425150190
Nov 15vs.KentuckyW 50–⁠163501280
Nov 22vs.MissouriL 21–⁠29100120
Nov 29atVanderbiltW 24–⁠17165103250
Jan 2 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠289210–––
2013 Tennessee 11 games, 534 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠06382–––
Sep 7vs.Western KentuckyW 52–⁠2016971170
Sep 14atOregonL 14–⁠59136302160
Sep 21atFloridaL 17–⁠3151601−60
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠2456612140
Oct 19vs.South CarolinaW 23–⁠2112550–––
Oct 26atAlabamaL 10–⁠456250–––
Nov 2atMissouriL 3–⁠316370–––
Nov 9vs.AuburnL 23–⁠5512530150
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltL 10–⁠149530190
Nov 30atKentuckyW 27–⁠1411310150
2012 Tennessee 12 games, 658 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.NC StateW 35–⁠2197502190
Sep 8vs.Georgia StateW 51–⁠1383101120
Sep 15vs.FloridaL 20–⁠37110–––
Sep 22vs.AkronW 47–⁠2694702490
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 44–⁠518220250
Oct 13atMississippi StateL 31–⁠41290–––
Oct 20vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠44155505480
Oct 27atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠3815560250
Nov 3vs.TroyW 55–⁠481913222310
Nov 10vs.MissouriL 48–⁠5184707260
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 18–⁠411610805370
Nov 24vs.KentuckyW 37–⁠17107501−40
2011 Tennessee 11 games, 280 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MontanaW 42–⁠16103512161
Sep 10vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠238161–––
Sep 17atFloridaL 23–⁠335902261
Oct 1vs.BuffaloW 41–⁠1072802150
Oct 8vs.GeorgiaL 12–⁠207806840
Oct 15vs.LSUL 7–⁠386430–––
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠377210–––
Oct 29vs.South CarolinaL 3–⁠14–––160
Nov 5vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠09370–––
Nov 12atArkansasL 7–⁠4995803120
Nov 26atKentuckyL 7–⁠107250120

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height5′11⅝″
Weight210 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.59 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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