Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Tennessee
Marlin Lane
RB • 5'11" • Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marlin Lane leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Marlin Lane built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Marlin Lane's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Marlin Lane, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee. Marlin Lane leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,289
- Rushing yards
- 1,772
- Receiving yards
- 517
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Marlin Lane quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,289
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mainland · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Mainland · 41 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 378 scrimmage yards · RB 223rd (top 41%) · SEC 65th (top 25%) · National 635th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 441 | 280 | 161 | 4 | 51.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 886 | 658 | 228 | 2 | 70.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 584 | 534 | 50 | 4 | 60.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 43.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 357 | 279 | 78 | 1 | 43.4 |
Related Context
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Marlin Lane played RB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marlin Lane recorded 49 passing yards, 1,772 rushing yards, and 517 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 886 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2014 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.5
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
13.3
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 21. Utah State: 43. Arkansas State: 54. Oklahoma: 49. Georgia: 1. Florida: 22. Ole Miss: 5. Alabama: 48. South Carolina: 24. Kentucky: 33. Missouri: 2. Vanderbilt: 76
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 9 by 24.3. Utah State: 12 by 38.2. Arkansas State: 14 by 42. Oklahoma: 12 by 43.3. Georgia: 5 by 2.1. Florida: 10 by 22.9. Ole Miss: 1 by 41.7. Alabama: 3 by 100. South Carolina: 6 by 35.4. Kentucky: 4 by 44.8. Missouri: 2 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 19 by 36.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.8 · Games = 6 · +20.7 vs Losses
Losses21.2 · Games = 6 · -20.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | vs Iowa | W 45-28 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Vanderbilt | W 24-17 | 16 | 51 | 3.20 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Missouri | L 21-29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Kentucky | W 50-16 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ South Carolina | W 45-42 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Alabama | L 20-34 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ole Miss | L 3-34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Florida | L 9-10 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Georgia | L 32-35 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | — | — | 0.2 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Oklahoma | L 10-34 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Arkansas State | W 34-19 | 13 | 54 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Utah State | W 38-7 | 11 | 41 | 3.70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
Player Story
Marlin Lane story
Marlin Lane built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Marlin Lane's career was his backfield work: 1,772 rushing yards, 382 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 517 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 49 passing yards, 517 receiving yards, and 211 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marlin Lane's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tennessee
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 441 | 43.1 | 16.5 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 886 | 53.7 | 22.2 | 445 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 584 | 54.6 | 18.7 | -302 |
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 378 | 36.3 | 13.3 | -206 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 378 | 36.3 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 10 · W 55-48
Win with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
163
Scrimmage Yards
91.9 takeover
163 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · L 18-41 · Conference game
145
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
145 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 52-20
104
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 30.9 usage.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 14 · W 24-17 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 6 · L 12-20 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Loss with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
886 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 22.2 usage
70.9
#2
2013 Regular Season · Tennessee
60.6
584 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 18.7 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Tennessee
51.4
441 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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