Player Dossier

2014-2016

Akron

Jerome Lane

WR • 6'3" • Akron, OH, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Jerome Lane reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

22%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

33

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Akron
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: VMI

Player Story

Jerome Lane built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Akron, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jerome Lane's career was his receiving role: 101 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8333

Firestone · Akron, OH

Committed To
Akron
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Jerome Lane, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron. Jerome Lane reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,800
Receptions
101
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Jerome Lane quick answers

Latest team and position
Akron · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,800
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Akron
Top game
VMI
Recruit profile
3-star · Firestone · Akron
High school pipeline
Firestone · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
1,018 receiving yards · WR 36th (top 4%) · Mid-American 5th (top 3%) · National 36th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonAkron0-00-
2015 PostseasonAkron12432082.6
2015 Regular SeasonAkron1235750882.6
2016 Regular SeasonAkron12621,018684.2

Related Context

Jerome Lane played WR for Akron. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jerome Lane recorded 1,800 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Akron.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Akron paired 1,018 primary output with 88 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 92.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2015 Postseason · Akron

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

65.2

Efficiency

92.9

Usage

24.5

Consistency

78.8

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 32. Oklahoma: 57. Savannah St: 99. Louisiana: 72. Ohio: 14. Eastern Michigan: 104. Bowling Green: 45. Central Michigan: 65. Massachusetts: 56. Miami (OH): 83. Buffalo: 80. Kent State: 75

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 4 by 53.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 100. Savannah St: 3 by 100. Louisiana: 1 by 100. Ohio: 1 by 93.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 100. Bowling Green: 4 by 75. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Massachusetts: 4 by 93.3. Miami (OH): 4 by 100. Buffalo: 5 by 100. Kent State: 4 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins75.1 · Games = 8 · +29.9 vs Losses
Losses45.3 · Games = 4 · -29.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Kent State

Result
Tue 12/22@ Utah StateW 23-2143288013
Fri 11/27vs Kent StateW 20-047518.818.80037
Sat 11/21vs Buffalo2+ TDW 42-215801616229
Sat 11/14@ Miami (OH)W 37-2848320.820.80132
Sat 11/7@ MassachusettsW 17-134561414025
Sat 10/31vs Central MichiganL 6-1426532.532.50157
Sat 10/17@ Bowling GreenL 10-5944511.311.30017
Sat 10/10@ Eastern Michigan100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 47-2141042626239
Sat 10/3vs OhioL 12-141141414014
Sat 9/26@ LouisianaW 35-141727272172
Sat 9/19vs Savannah StW 52-93993333150
Sat 9/5@ OklahomaL 3-413571919042

Player Story

Jerome Lane story

Jerome Lane built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Akron, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jerome Lane's career was his receiving role: 101 catches, 1,800 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Akron. 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 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: Jerome Lane 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.

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    Akron

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonAkron0
2015 PostseasonAkron78292.924.5782
2015 Regular SeasonAkron78292.924.50
2016 Regular SeasonAkron1,0188828236

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs VMI

Week 1 · W 47-24

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

196

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

196 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 6 · W 47-21 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Toledo

Week 10 · L 17-48 · Conference game

177

Receiving Yards

96.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

177 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Miami (OH)

Week 11 · W 37-28 · Conference game

83

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 12 · W 42-21 · Conference game

80

Receiving Yards

91.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Akron

1,018 primary output · 88 efficiency · 28 usage

84.2

#2

2015 Postseason · Akron

82.6

782 primary · 92.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Akron

82.6

782 primary · 92.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games