Player Career

Jaylin Lucas Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaylin Lucas 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.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIndiana35351.211.2
2023 Regular SeasonIndiana52244.716.3169
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida State5282.85.7-470
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida State24852.85.5196

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Florida State to TulaneP4 to G5/FCS78.9Jan 6, 2026
2024Indiana to Florida StateP4 to P480.3Dec 6, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games