Usage Score
20.3
Player Dossier
2023-2025USC
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR • 6'4" • 200 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ja'Kobi Lane reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
81
Consistency
67.4
Season Value
67
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ja'Kobi Lane, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC. Ja'Kobi Lane reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Ja'Kobi Lane played WR for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ja'Kobi Lane recorded 1,363 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
USC paired 745 primary output with 81 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Regular Season · USC
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
67.7
Efficiency
81
Usage
20.3
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 33. Georgia Southern: 91. Purdue: 115. Illinois: 39. Michigan: 35. Notre Dame: 111. Nebraska: 22. Northwestern: 74. Iowa: 65. Oregon: 108. UCLA: 52
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri State: 3 by 73.3. Georgia Southern: 3 by 100. Purdue: 3 by 100. Illinois: 4 by 65. Michigan: 5 by 46.7. Notre Dame: 6 by 100. Nebraska: 2 by 73.3. Northwestern: 7 by 70.5. Iowa: 7 by 61.9. Oregon: 6 by 100. UCLA: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60.9 · Games = 8 · -25.1 vs Losses
Losses86 · Games = 3 · +25.1 vs Wins
First Half70.7 · Games = 6 · +6.5 vs Second Half
Second Half64.2 · Games = 5 · -6.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs UCLA | W 29-10 | — | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Oregon100 receiving yards | L 27-42 | — | 6 | 108 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Iowa | W 26-21 | — | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Northwestern | W 38-17 | — | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Nebraska | W 21-17 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Notre Dame100 receiving yards | L 24-34 | — | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 59 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Michigan | W 31-13 | — | 5 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Illinois | L 32-34 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Purdue100 receiving yards | W 33-17 | — | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 0 | 59 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Georgia Southern | W 59-20 | — | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Missouri State | W 73-13 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
Career Arc
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USC
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 93 | 64 | 5.5 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 93 | 64 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 525 | 69.9 | 13.7 | 432 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 525 | 69.9 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 745 | 81 | 20.3 | 220 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas A&M
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
127
Primary metric
127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Notre Dame
111
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Purdue
115
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Oregon
108
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Louisville
60
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · USC
745 primary output · 81 efficiency · 20.3 usage
67
#2
2024 Postseason · USC
51
525 primary · 69.9 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · USC
51
525 primary · 69.9 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8991
Red Mountain · Mesa, AZ
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
1,363
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.