Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 11 | 214 | 19.5 | 1 | 80 | Season-high 214 yds |
| Total | 14 | 217 | 10.2 | 1 | 80 |
#12
Jaylin Lucas
Senior running back for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 174 lb · Houma, LA · Edna Karr HS
CFB Index 43 · #169 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Florida State → Tulane for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
217
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 15.5 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 11 car · 214 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game.
Swing playSwung Tulane from 43% to 71% to win.South Alabama at Tulane · 28-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2022.
- Transferred from Florida State to Tulane in 2026.
- Named All-America (CBS) in 2022.
Jaylin Lucas
Wins in space out of the backfield. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. All-Big Ten in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 214 rush yds, 1 rush TD against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
217 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202211 games
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Edna Karr
- All-Americafirst · 3 selectors
- Big Ten Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Yearwinner
- All-Big Tenfirst
202312 games
- All-Big Tenthird
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
3 selectors honored him
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022
Tulane
2023era →
Slade Nagle
Tulane
2024–2025era →
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulane
2025Florida State
2026Tulane
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Strength: long run (97th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 108 YDS/g, 10.2 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 67 | 275 | 4.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 49 | 271 | 5.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 159 | 936 | 5.9 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 34 | 247 | 7.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 461 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
214 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With W. Hudlow — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG · K. Semonza — 212 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.9 · 3 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.94(05:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush right for 80 yards gain to the USA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:53, 1ST DOWN #96 J.Courville kick attempt good (H: #34 W.Hudlow, LS: #57 J.Arredondo)
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +4.08(04:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush middle for 54 yards gain to the USA33 (#8 D.Young), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.99(05:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush right for 32 yards gain to the USA33 (#48 J.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.14(02:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush middle for 16 yards gain to the USA03 (#1 D.Moore), 1ST DOWN. #78 R.Baker injured on the play
- Week 1 · Duke · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.89(06:44) Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush left for 2 yards loss to the TULANE23 (#44 D.Anderson; #95 P.Watson)
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.86(04:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush left for 1 yard gain to the TLN31 (#48 J.Williams)
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.84(04:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush left for 8 yards gain to the TLN30, out of bounds at TLN30
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.67(14:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush middle for 7 yards gain to the USA49 (#12 J.Moson)
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.47(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TLN21 (#18 M.Lewis). #24 D.Darby injured on the play
- Week 2 · South Alabama · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.22(04:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Lucas rush right for 8 yards gain to the TLN13 (#8 D.Young)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Dylan Edwards’s 2023 season.
Matches Dylan on
Weight
Receiving share
Yards / reception
Differs from Dylan on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Juju McDowell's sophomore season at South Carolina (2022).
Matches Juju on
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Differs from Juju on
Class year (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylin Lucas
Background
ACCOLADES: 2023: First Team All-American kick returner (CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, Walter Camp, USA Today)...Third Team All-Big Ten 2022: Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year...First Team All-Big Ten 2026: Earned a spot on the Watch List for the East-West Shrine Bowl...An Athlon Preseason A...
The backfield · Tulane
- #25Jamauri McClure540 rushing yards · 2025
- #12Jaylin Lucas160 rushing yards · 2025
- Maurice Turner127 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Johnnie Daniels44 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Jordan Westno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology