Usage Score
2
Player Dossier
2023-2025SMU
Jahkai Lang
DE • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Troy, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jahkai Lang shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.2
Consistency
5.1
Season Value
5.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Missouri
2324242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Missouri • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
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.
Jahkai Lang, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Missouri. Jahkai Lang shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Jahkai Lang played DE for Missouri and SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jahkai Lang recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Missouri paired 4 primary output with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
9.2
Usage
2
Consistency
5.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 0. Unknown: 0. Baylor: 0. Missouri State: 1. TCU: 0. Syracuse: 0. Stanford: 0. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 0.5. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 0. California: 0
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Missouri State: 2 by 18.3. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Miami: 6 by 30. Boston College: 0 by 0. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri State
Best efficiency game
30 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs Arizona | W 24-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ California | L 35-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisville | W 38-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Boston College | W 45-13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Clemson | W 35-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Stanford | W 34-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Syracuse | W 31-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ TCU | L 24-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Missouri State | W 28-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Baylor | L 45-48 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Missouri
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Missouri | 4 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Missouri | 4 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 1.5 | 9.2 | 2 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 1.5 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Buffalo
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#2
Auburn
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.
#3
Missouri State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.
#4
Miami
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.9 takeover score.
#5
Wake Forest
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Missouri
4 primary output · 12.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
10.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Missouri
10.7
4 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · SMU
5.6
1.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8778
Troy Buchanan · Troy, MO
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
37
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.