#12
Tulane · 2026

Jaylin Lucas

RBSenior5' 9", 174 lbsHouma, LA
Tulane Green Wave3-3 · TDC #82
Snap share
29%
2 of 6 started · likely 23–36%
Rush yards
256
208th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.8
Rush TD
1
359th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
8
694th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.27
42nd of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

43 plays · +11.5 total EPA · 42nd of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.10
Rushing+0.33
1st down-0.33
2nd down+0.28
3rd down+2.26
Standard downs-0.03
Passing downs+0.81
LucasRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays7%
Run plays17%
1st down12%
2nd down18%
3rd down6%
Standard downs13%
Passing downs11%
LucasRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries33—
Success rate36.4%—
Explosive run rate12.1%—
Stuffed at the line18.2%—
First downs7—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share9.1%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target25.0%—
Yards per target6.3—
Explosive catches16.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Lucas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
12
8 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.3
37 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-1
of 36 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

67% comp0.0 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 3 caught (100%), 5 yds, 1.7 per target3100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (36%), 2 caught (50%), 4 yds, 1.0 per target450% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction33 carries

Left
21%
0.4 YPC · 14% succ.
Middle
58%
6.4 YPC · 32% succ.
Right
21%
18.7 YPC · 43% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Florida State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Lucas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
7
5 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
-3.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.6
33 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-26
of 7 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

69% comp-3.1 avg. depth6.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (43%), 2 caught (67%), 1 yds, 0.3 per target367% · 1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target2100% · 13yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), -7 yds, -7.0 per target1100% · -7yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction10 carries

Left
40%
5.5 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
30%
6.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Right
30%
5.3 YPC · 100% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farTulane#82 · 3-3629%332567.8136.4%87519.1%
2025Florida State#43 · 5-71218%271605.9042.9%118806.8%
2024Florida State#96 · 2-1023%2136.5050.0%33905.8%
2023Indiana#92 · 3-91231%672754.1231.7%34247213.2%
2022Indiana#95 · 4-81121%492715.5237.8%168206.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaylin Lucas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jaylin Lucas's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 vs South Alabama (Week 2)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@DukeL 3–173.8331.003155.005··212·
2South AlabamaW 28–249.71121419.5180··········
3@Kansas StateL 20–313.84-2-0.503351.705·····
4Southern MissW 24–212.79232.60922814.002622532·
6@ArmyL 17–207.0252.50323718.5139··225·
7MemphisW 31–173.64133.307·······13·
2026 · 6 games5.1332567.81808759.4139225842·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries33—
Yards256208th / 1453
Yards / carry7.8—
Touchdowns1359th / 630
Long80—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8694th / 1994
Yards75820th / 1980
Yards / catch9.4—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long39—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards25—
Average12.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long13—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns8—
Yards42—
Average5.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long25—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Duke—54~14 (4–27)5226%
Wk 2 · South Alabama✓ RB51~27 (18–35)12·53%
Wk 3 · Kansas State—59~15 (10–19)7·25%
Wk 4 · Southern Miss—77~20 (14–26)11526%
Wk 6 · Army✓ RB51~14 (4–27)6227%
Wk 7 · Memphis—60~11 (3–21)4118%
Season2 GS352101 (80–125)451029%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Tulane roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6Johnnie DanielsRBSR5829053—+0.14
Maurice TurnerRB373158.524+0.58
12Jaylin LucasRBSR332567.818+0.27
25Jamauri McClureRBSO11433.90—-0.29
21DJ DugarRBFR9323.60—-0.17
20Gabe MocekRBFR——————
24Jake RandleRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Tulane depth chart →