Jaylin Lucas

#12 · RB · Tulane5′9″ · 174 lb · Houma, LA · Edna Karr

Last gameW 38–31at Charlotte · Oct 30
Nextvs TulsaSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
293 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 214 vs South Alabama.
Game 1: at Duke, loss 3-17, 3 rushing yards3LDUKE@Game 2: against South Alabama, win 28-24, 214 rushing yards, 1 touchdown214WUSAGame 3: at Kansas State, loss 20-31, -2 rushing yards0LKSU@Game 4: against Southern Miss, win 24-21, 23 rushing yards23WUSMGame 5: at Army, loss 17-20, 5 rushing yards5LARMY@Game 6: against Memphis, win 31-17, 13 rushing yards13WMEMGame 7: against UTSA, loss 19-42, 7 rushing yards7LUTSAGame 8: at Charlotte, win 38-31, 30 rushing yards30WCLT@Season high
Game 1: at Duke, loss 3-17, 3 rushing yardsLDUKE@Game 2: against South Alabama, win 28-24, 214 rushing yards, 1 touchdown214WUSAGame 3: at Kansas State, loss 20-31, -2 rushing yardsLKSU@Game 4: against Southern Miss, win 24-21, 23 rushing yardsWUSMGame 5: at Army, loss 17-20, 5 rushing yardsLARMY@Game 6: against Memphis, win 31-17, 13 rushing yardsWMEMGame 7: against UTSA, loss 19-42, 7 rushing yardsLUTSAGame 8: at Charlotte, win 38-31, 30 rushing yards30WCLT@Season high
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Charlotte · W 38-31

4 carries, 30 yards

The other 7 games average 38 yards. This one was 8 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

5 stories in the last 60 days, from 9 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5W 28-24 vs South AlabamaWL 20-31 at Kansas StateLW 24-21 vs Southern MissWL 17-20 at ArmyLW 31-17 vs MemphisWL 19-42 vs UTSALW 38-31 at CharlotteWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 5
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5W 28-24 vs South AlabamaWL 20-31 at Kansas StateLW 24-21 vs Southern MissWL 17-20 at ArmyLW 31-17 vs MemphisWL 19-42 vs UTSALW 38-31 at CharlotteWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 5
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Jaylin Lucas runs for 214 yards as Tulane edges South Alabama 28-24

247Sports +4 Sep 12

All 6 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Jaylin Lucas played at Indiana and Florida State before joining Tulane.
  • Jaylin Lucas has 10.5 receiving yards a game at home, 21 on the road.

16% of the carries, 25% of the yards, 8% of the touchdowns

  • Carries16%39 of 250
  • Yards25%293 of 1,180
  • Touchdowns8%1 of 12
  • Yards a carry: 7.5. Everyone else on the team: 4.2.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Jaylin Lucas

RB · Tulane · #12

Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Tom Allen, Mike Norvell and Will Hall. All-Big Ten in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 214 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.

293 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 39 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

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