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Jaylin Lucas

#12Jaylin Lucas

Jaylin Lucas is a Pass-Catching Back for Indiana. Jaylin's 2023 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 102 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jaylin Lucas's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Rushing
275 Rush yards2 Rush TD67 Carries4.1 Yards/carry
Receiving
34 Receptions247 Rec yards2 Rec TD7.3 Yards/rec
Returns
22 Kick returns572 KR yards1 KR TD10 Punt returns14 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency0
  • Volume38
  • Explosiveness22
  • Consistency0
  • Receiving100
Player type
Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency0th %ile · below avg
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
  • 3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.61 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 0.82 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Indiana State.

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.8801.88Wk 1 vs Ohio State: -0.24 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Indiana State: +0.82 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Louisville: +0.27 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Akron: -0.01 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Maryland: -0.06 EPA/play5Wk 7 vs Michigan: +0.41 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Rutgers: -0.13 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Penn State: -1.88 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Wisconsin: -0.26 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Illinois: +0.12 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Michigan State: -0.79 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Purdue: +0.46 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsOhio StateL3-2325.211242.20110-0.24
2vsIndiana StateW41-710888.8243900.82
3vsLouisvilleL14-218.08293.60109810.27
4vsAkronW29-27-21.613433.30-0.01
5@MarylandL17-4411.07284.00420-0.06
7@MichiganL7-5231.3263.0055610.41
8vsRutgersL14-313.54297.305160-0.13
9@Penn StateL24-3323.51-5-5.00-1.88
10vsWisconsinW20-149.47152.103130-0.26
11@IllinoisL45-48-2.5284.0011000.12
12vsMichigan StateL21-24-6.8-0.79
13@PurdueL31-35-7.32105.0011200.46

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
13.4%
Passing plays
10.6%
Rushing plays
16.3%
Standard downs
13.4%
Passing downs
13.4%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.22
Passing downs
-0.26
Pass / Rush EPA
0.14 / 0.04

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.