Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane
Moves the chains on third down. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Brent Pry. He has three of these now, the latest All-ACC in 2024. The receipt: 106 rec yds, 7 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 2,532 receiving yards — drafted at #128 overall by Washington.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 38 | 466 | 12.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 41 | 538 | 13.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 69 | 940 | 13.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 42 | 466 | 11.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 203 | 2,532 | 12.5 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 116 | 21 | 254 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 51 | 18 | 31 | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 263 | 152 | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 93 | 285 | 295 | 1 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | 274 | 10 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 264 | 861 | 742 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 31–14
vs Marshall
4 rec · 41 yds
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Cam Ross’s 2023 season.
Matches Cam on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jake Bailey’s path through SMU.
Jalen McDonald
Hunter Long
Joshua Harris
Matches Jake on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cade McDonald's graduate season at Miami (OH) (2024).
Matches Cade on
Differs from Cade on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylin Lane
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2020–2024+282%
Up 282% from first season to most-recent.