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Jaylin Lucas
Jersey Number 13

Jaylin Lucas

  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Houma, La.
  • Weight:
    175
  • High School:
    Edna Karr
  • Other College:
    Indiana

ACCOLADES:

  • 2025: Graduated from Florida State with social science degree in Fall 2025
  • 2023: First Team All-American kick returner (CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, Walter Camp, USA Today)...Third Team All-Big Ten
  • 2022: Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year...First Team All-Big Ten

2025 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in all 12 games...ran 27 times for 160 yards, caught 11 passes for 88 yards, had thre punt returns for 18 yards and took nine kickoffs back for 221 yards...Alabama: began season with six rushes for 22 rushing yards and two catches for 66 yards, including a 64-yard pass to set up an FSU touchdown in 31-17 win...reception was longest of career and fifth-longest play of season for FSU...East Texas A&M: four carries for 23 yards and one catch for five yards...added 21-yard punt return...Kent State: two carries for 44 yards, including season-long 26-yard run...Virginia: one run for nine yards...Miami: one carry for three yards and one catch for two yards...Pitt: three-yard reception...Stanford: two carries for three yards and one five-yard catch...Wake Forest: two runs for six yards...Clemson: 16 rushing yards on two carries and added two receptions...Virginia Tech: two carries for 10 yards and two catches for 13 yards...added kickoff returns of 37 and 39 yards, FSU's longest of the season and his longest as a Seminole...NC State: three rushes for 11 yards...Florida: two carries for 13 yards and one reception.

2024 (Junior): Appeared in Florida State’s first two games before season-ending injury…had seven touches - two rushes for 13 yards, three catches for 39 yards and two kickoff returns for 36 yards…both runs came in season opener against Georgia Tech, including 10-yard rush…caught two passes for 34 yards vs. Boston College, with season-long 25-yard reception…returned one kickoff each against Yellow Jackets and Eagles, with his 20-yard season long coming vs. Boston College.

BEFORE FSU: Appeared in 23 games with eight starts in two seasons at Indiana…accumulated 2,052 all-purpose yards courtesy of 1,163 kickoff return yards, 546 rushing yards, 329 receiving yards and 14 punt return yards…three kickoff return touchdowns are tied for Indiana career record…made eight starts while appearing in all 12 games his sophomore season and earned third-team All-Big Ten honors…average of 26.0 yards per kickoff return led Big Ten and tied for 11th nationally…ranked eighth in Big Ten with 92.3 all-purpose yards per game…recorded 572 kickoff return yards with one touchdown, 275 rushing yards and two touchdowns, 247 receiving yards with one score and 14 punt return yards…34 receptions ranked second among Hoosiers…made career-high 10 catches for 98 yards and one touchdown at Louisville…receptions total was highest for IU running back since 2012…posted 100-yard kickoff return touchdown at Purdue as part of 161-yard total that ranks No. 5 on IU’s single-game list…played in 11 games as true freshman and was first-team All-American kick returner by CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, Walter Camp and USA Today…2022 Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten return specialist…first true freshman to earn Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year…led nation with two kickoff return touchdowns, second-highest single-season total in IU history…first IU player since 2014 with three 70-yard scoring plays in season…finished season with 591 kickoff return yards and two touchdowns, 271 rushing yards and two scores and 82 yards on 16 receptions…led Big Ten and ranked third nationally with average of 28.1 yards per kickoff return…returned opening kickoff 93 yards for touchdown at Rutgers…had 88-yard kickoff return touchdown at Michigan State as part of 168-yard day that ranks No. 4 on IU’s single-game list…totaled career-high 192 all-purpose yards at Spartans…rushed for 100 yards, including 71-yard scoring run, and tied for team-high with five catches vs. Purdue…rated as No. 41 prospect from Louisiana in Class of 2022 via 247Sports Composite and On3 Industry Ranking…first-team all-state selection his senior year after averaging 125.5 all-purpose yards per game and leading Edna Karr to semifinal round of 4A state playoffs…spent first three high school years at Terrebonne…totaled 1,004 all-purpose yards while rushing for 712 yards and 13 touchdowns during junior season…caught six touchdowns and rushed for three scores sophomore year as Tigers advanced to third round of 5A state playoffs…also ran track, finishing sixth in 100-meter dash at 2022 5A state championships…brother of former FSU wide receiver Ja’Khi Douglas.
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