Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-23@ Oklahoma State | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 78 yds |
Xavier Lane
Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Montgomery, AL · Carver Montgomery
Xavier Lane: WR · Western Kentucky · #9.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Xavier Lane
Moves the chains on third down. Xavier Lane has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Western Kentucky. 2020 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 78 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 1, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Western Kentucky in the news
- WKU wins first conference game
College Heights Herald Oct 9
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 34 | 376 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 27 | 336 | 12.4 | 0 |
| Career | 69 | 779 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | -- |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | -- |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | -- |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 6 |
| Career | 6 |
Game log
Teams and coaches
2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning
2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced
2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 REC/g, 78.0 YDS/g, 9.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
64.3%
696 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
83.3
13 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
762 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2021 Missouri StateYear 5 · 1 game
- Jan 2021 Entered the transfer portal
- 2020 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 4 · 8 gamesAll-conference
- 2019 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 3 · 1 game
- 2018 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 2 · 4 games
- 2017 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 1 · 8 games
- Before collegeSigned with Western Kentucky in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,071 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Western Kentucky in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Entered the transfer portal from Western Kentucky, Jan 6, 2021.
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 779 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 22 games over 5 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 90 yds vs Southern Miss.Southern Miss · W 10-72020
2016
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Carver Montgomery
2020 8 games
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2021
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portalfrom Western Kentucky
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coaches2017–2018
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.