#24

Jake Lange

QB · Southern Miss · Jr. · #24

Southern Miss 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jake Lange

QB · Southern Miss · Jr · #24

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Southern Miss
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Southern Miss7-6HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Southern Miss112152.4%1105.20186.9----
2021Southern Miss7913757.7%8436.256112.6----
Career9015857.0%9536.057109.2----
SeasonTeam
2022Southern Miss5-23-4.60--
2021Southern Miss29-166-5.70--
Career34-189-5.60--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Michael Penix Jr.’s 2021 season.

Indiana · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
#2

Brayden Schager

Hawai'i · 2021

47%
#3

Nick Starkel

San José State · 2021

46%
#4

Taylor Powell

Troy · 2021

44%
#5

Bryson Lucero

UAB · 2020

44%

Matches Michael on

Height

Differs from Michael on

Class year (lower)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Weight (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kiael Kelly’s path through Ball State.

Kiael Kelly

96%match

Ball State · 2025

#2

Zerrick Cooper

Jacksonville State · 2021

94%
#3

Austin Smith

Austin Peay · 2024

87%
#4

Will Plummer

Arizona · 2021

86%
#5

Jeremy Hunt

UL Monroe · 2020

86%

Matches Kiael on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
20212022

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Garret Rangel's freshman season at Oklahoma State (2022).

Oklahoma State · 2022

#2

Brayden Schager

Hawai'i · 2021

52%
#3

Taylor Powell

Troy · 2021

50%
#4

Bryson Lucero

UAB · 2020

50%
#5

Jake Constantine

Rice · 2021

39%

Matches Garret on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt
Weight

Differs from Garret on

Rush yards / carry (lower)
Completion % (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jake Lange

#1

Kiael Kelly

Ball State · 2023

96%
#2

Austin Smith

Eastern Michigan · 2022

87%
#3

Will Plummer

Arizona · 2021

86%
#4

Tad Hudson

Coastal Carolina · 2025

84%
#5

Nick Evers

UConn · 2024

82%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
8432021
1102022

-87%

Sharp dropoff (-87%) — career inflection point.