Usage / Role
13%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025Florida State
RB • 5'9" • 173 lbs • Houma, LA, USA
Jaylin Lucas leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.8 efficiency.
Usage / Role
13%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
Reliability
5
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Indiana
Snapshot
Player Story
Jaylin Lucas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Houma, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida State and Indiana. The clearest part of Jaylin Lucas' career was his backfield...
Read the storyJaylin Lucas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Indiana. Jaylin Lucas leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 353 | 271 | 82 | 6 | 47.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 522 | 275 | 247 | 6 | 57.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 248 | 160 | 88 | 0 | 36 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State to Tulane | P4 to G5/FCS | 78.9 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| 2024 | Indiana to Florida State | P4 to P4 | 80.3 | Dec 6, 2023 |
Jaylin Lucas played RB for Indiana and Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylin Lucas recorded 719 rushing yards, 456 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Indiana.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Indiana paired 522 primary output with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.8 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Indiana, Florida State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.7
Efficiency
52.8
Usage
5.5
Consistency
28
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 88. East Texas A&M: 28. Kent State: 44. Virginia: 9. Miami: 5. Pittsburgh: 3. Stanford: 8. Wake Forest: 6. Clemson: 10. Virginia Tech: 23. NC State: 11. Florida: 13
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 68.8. East Texas A&M: 5 by 59.3. Kent State: 2 by 100. Virginia: 1 by 87.5. Miami: 2 by 29.2. Pittsburgh: 1 by 25. Stanford: 3 by 20.5. Wake Forest: 2 by 31.3. Clemson: 4 by 60.4. Virginia Tech: 4 by 55.2. NC State: 3 by 38.2. Florida: 3 by 58.7
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12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida | L 21-40 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ NC State | L 11-21 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Virginia Tech | W 34-14 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Clemson | L 10-24 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Wake Forest | W 42-7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 10/19 | @ Stanford | L 13-20 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Pittsburgh | L 31-34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Miami | L 22-28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Fri 9/26 | @ Virginia | L 38-46 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Kent State | W 66-10 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs East Texas A&M | W 77-3 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Alabama | W 31-17 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 11 |
Player Story
Jaylin Lucas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Houma, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida State and Indiana. The clearest part of Jaylin Lucas' career was his backfield work: 719 rushing yards, 145 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 456 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 456 receiving yards and 1,456 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State and Indiana.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylin Lucas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Indiana
2022-2023
Opening stop
Florida State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 353 | 51.2 | 11.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Indiana | 522 | 44.7 | 16.3 | 169 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 52 | 82.8 | 5.7 | -470 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 248 | 52.8 | 5.5 | 196 |
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 3 · L 14-21
Loss with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
127 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
#2
vs Indiana State
Week 2 · W 41-7
127
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 13 · L 16-30 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
79.2 takeover
Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 1 · L 13-28 · Conference game
34
Scrimmage Yards
71.8 takeover
Loss with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
34 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.
#5
vs No. 20 Alabama
Week 1 · W 31-17 · Ranked opponent
88
Scrimmage Yards
69.4 takeover
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Indiana
522 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 16.3 usage
57.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Indiana
47.1
353 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
45.5
52 primary · 82.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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