Jaylin Lane

#83 · WR · Sr. · Virginia Tech5′10″ · 192 lb · Clover, SC

Jaylin Lane: WR · Virginia Tech · #83.

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Jaylin Lane

WR · Virginia Tech · Sr · #83

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Brent Pry. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-ACC in 2024. A game that shows it: 106 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Virginia Tech	38	466	12.3	2	66
2023	Virginia Tech	41	538	13.1	6	75
2022	Middle Tennessee	69	940	13.6	5	89
2021	Middle Tennessee	42	466	11.1	4	35
2020	Middle Tennessee	13	122	9.4	1	28
Career		203	2,532	12.5	18	89

Season	Team
2024	Virginia Tech	18	116	21	254	1
2023	Virginia Tech	14	51	18	31	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	3	4	263	152	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	11	93	285	295	1
2020	Middle Tennessee	--	--	274	10	--
Career		46	264	861	742	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 27-34@ Vanderbilt	4	62	15.5	0	26
Wk 2	W 31-14vs Marshall	4	41	10.3	0	20
Wk 3	W 37-17@ Old Dominion	7	106	15.1	1	46	Season-high 106 yds
Wk 4	L 23-26vs Rutgers	2	38	19.0	0	34
Wk 5	L 34-38@ No. 7 Miami	4	49	12.3	0	21
Wk 6	W 31-7@ Stanford	3	29	9.7	0	13
Wk 8	W 42-21vs Boston College	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 9	W 21-6vs Georgia Tech	2	6	3.0	0	7
Wk 10	L 31-38@ Syracuse	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	L 14-24vs No. 19 Clemson	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 13	L 28-31@ Duke	3	10	3.3	0	6
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Virginia	4	91	22.8	1	66
Total		38	466	12.3	2	66

Signature game

Week 3 · 2024

W 37-17

at Old Dominion

7 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD

With K. Drones — 176 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 78.6 · 117 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · P. Moore — 46 yards per punt · 3 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Virginia · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +4.83William Watson III pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 66 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Week 4 · Rutgers · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.83Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 34 yds to the RUTG 28 for a
Week 3 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.78Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 46 yds to the ODU 34 for a Old Dominion Penalty, Personal Foul (Jahron Manning) to the ODU 19 for a
Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 24 yds to the VAN 42 for a
Week 3 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.11Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 14 yds to the ODU 48 for a
Week 5 · Miami · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Jaylin Lane run for 20 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 26 yds to the VT 47 for a
Week 3 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 25 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Kyron Drones pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 11 yds to the VT 44 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Jaylin Lane pass complete to Kyron Drones for 6 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)

Teams and coaches

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 49 (#205 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

49Rotational starter #205 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush yards (95th percentile). Strength: rush tds (95th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#171 / 610 · 72nd pct

19.0%

Yards / catch#265 / 610 · 57th pct

12.4

Catch rate#291 / 610 · 52nd pct

90.5%

EPA / target#322 / 610 · 47th pct

0.85

TD rate#354 / 610 · 41st pct

4.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#15 / 299 · 95th pct

116

Rush TDs#9 / 299 · 95th pct

Long catch#112 / 541 · 79th pct

Receptions#201 / 541 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#223 / 541 · 59th pct

466

Yards / catch#314 / 541 · 41st pct

12.3

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

68th → 47th percentile

Explosive rate

44th → 72nd percentile

Catch rate

65th → 52nd percentile

TD rate

82nd → 41st percentile

Yards / catch

42nd → 57th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	35.0	11.4	0.2
Road6g	3.5	42.7	11.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	54.2	13.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	23.5	8.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Brent Pry

Pass share

41.2%

339 pass / 484 run

Plays / game

63.3

13 games

Team sack rate

8.6%

373 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

38 catches, 18 carries and 1 pass attempt in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

49 · #205 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.

Jaylin Lane

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Style of play

Fans

Virginia Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

38 catches, 18 carries and 1 pass attempt in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2020 7 games

2021 11 games

2022 11 games

2023 12 games

2024 12 games

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