Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Penn State
Dejuan Lane
S • 6'2" • 212 lbs • Jessup, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dejuan Lane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Dejuan Lane built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Jessup, MD wearing No. 10, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dejuan Lane's career was his defensive production: 44...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Dejuan Lane, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Dejuan Lane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Dejuan Lane quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gilman · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Gilman · 26 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · S 208th (top 37%) · Big Ten 172nd (top 22%) · National 1,438th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State to Tennessee | P4 to P4 | 77.3 | Jan 10, 2026 |
Dejuan Lane played S for Penn State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Dejuan Lane recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Penn State paired 4 primary output with 12.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Penn State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.6
Usage
3.6
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 1. Nevada: 2. Florida International: 0. Villanova: 1. UCLA: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 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. Clemson: 5 by 30.8. Nevada: 2 by 28.3. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. Villanova: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 4 by 21.7. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Clemson | W 22-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA | L 37-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Villanova | W 52-6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 46-11 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dejuan Lane story
Dejuan Lane built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Jessup, MD wearing No. 10, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Dejuan Lane's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Dejuan Lane's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 4 | 12.8 | 1.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 4.5 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 4.5 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 116 Nevada
Week 1 · W 46-11
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 14 · W 44-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Villanova
Week 3 · W 52-6
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 12 · W 49-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 1 · W 22-10 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
39.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
4 primary output · 12.8 efficiency · 1.9 usage
41.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
41.9
4 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Penn State
39.9
4.5 primary · 16.6 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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