#18

Rayuan Lane

Former safety at Navy. 2024: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

S · Navy · Sr. · #18

5′11″ · 197 lb · Jessup, MD

CFB Index 68 · #114 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamJacksonville — drafted 2025, Rd 6, Pick 24, #200 overall

The story

Former safety at Navy. 2024: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

Signed with Navy in 2021.
Drafted round 6 by the Jacksonville in 2025.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

S recruit

Signed with Navy

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Navy, 236 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #200 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20219 games

Signed with Navyout of Gilman

202311 games

All-AACthird

202413 games

All-AACfirst

2025

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 6, pick 200

Career arc

Recruit

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2021 class

CFB

College

Navy

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #200

Jacksonville · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2022

Ken Niumatalolo

Navy

2023–2024

Brian Newberry

Navy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 2nd NFL season

#200Rd 6 · Pick 24

JacksonvilleEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy

2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy

2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #114 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (91st percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#100 / 2892 · 96th pct

Tackles#246 / 2892 · 91st pct

Passes defended#327 / 2892 · 86th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Tackles for loss#2296 / 2892 · 18th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Road6g	5.8	0.1	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+7g	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #114 of 537 safeties

Unranked recruit. Now #114 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Navy	70	47	0.5	0.0	4	2	--
2023	Navy	62	40	3.0	0.5	7	4	--
2022	Navy	67	40	2.5	1.0	4	--	--
2021	Navy	37	23	2.0	0.0	4	1	--
Career		236	150	8.0	1.5	19	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 49–21

vs Bucknell

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Dominant 28-point win at home against Bucknell.

With B. Chatman — 47 rush yds (6 car) · R. Riethman — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-21vs Bucknell	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 38-11vs Temple	6	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 56-44vs Memphis	5	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	W 41-18@ UAB	12	7	0.5	—	1	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 6	W 34-7@ Air Force	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 51-17vs Charlotte	9	7	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 14-51vs Notre Dame	6	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-24@ Rice	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 28-7@ South Florida	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 0-35vs Tulane	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 34-20@ East Carolina	9	9	0.0	—	0
Wk 16	W 31-13@ Army	5	2	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 21-20vs Oklahoma	4	3	0.0	—	0
Total		70	47	0.5	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Rayuan Lane

20219 games

202311 games

202413 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel

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