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2017 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 28
Jaylon Lane
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- High School:
- Nacogdoches
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Redshirt season.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Saw action in seven games with three starts in first season as a Red Raider … recorded 27 tackles on the year, 25 of which were solo … his 25 solo tackles ranked 10th on the team … added three pass breakups as well as a tackle for a loss … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made Red Raider debut in season opener against Eastern Washington (9/2), recording a tackle and a pass breakup … earned the start at corner the next three games against Arizona State (9/16), Houston (9/23) and Oklahoma State (9/30) … posted four tackles, including one for a loss versus Arizona State … followed with six tackles and a pass breakup the next week at Houston … notched two tackles in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State … doubled that total two weeks later at West Virginia (10/14) ... broke up his final pass of the season against the Mountaineers as well … had two tackles against Kansas State (11/4) before closing his season with a season-high eight tackles against Baylor (11/11) … missed the final two games of the regular season as well as the Birmingham Bowl against USF.
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan. … recorded 43 tackles and picked off five passes as a sophomore … his five interceptions ranked 11th nationally in the NJCAA … also recovered three fumbles with ranked 14th nationally and broke up six passes … helped lead Independence to a 5-4 overall record … played his freshman season at Jones County Junior College (Ellisville, Miss.) … totaled 42 tackles as a freshman (35 solo) … added an interception and forced fumble as well … ranked fifth on the team in tackles … three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Scout … ranked No. 51 among junior-college prospects nationally by Scout and seventh among cornerbacks … four-star prospect coming out of high school by most recruiting services … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Oregon State, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico and UCLA.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Nacogdoches High School under head coach Bobby Reyes … four-star prospect coming out of high school … received over 30 scholarship offers … selected to participate in the 2014 nationally-televised Semper Fi All-American Bowl … named an All-District 16-5A first team selection as a senior in 2014 … played his sophomore and junior seasons at San Angelo Central High School … recorded five interceptions in those two years, including two pick-sixes, while also recording a 48.0 kickoff return average as a junior.
PERSONAL
Jaylon Lane ... a sports management major at Texas Tech.
Redshirt season.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Saw action in seven games with three starts in first season as a Red Raider … recorded 27 tackles on the year, 25 of which were solo … his 25 solo tackles ranked 10th on the team … added three pass breakups as well as a tackle for a loss … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made Red Raider debut in season opener against Eastern Washington (9/2), recording a tackle and a pass breakup … earned the start at corner the next three games against Arizona State (9/16), Houston (9/23) and Oklahoma State (9/30) … posted four tackles, including one for a loss versus Arizona State … followed with six tackles and a pass breakup the next week at Houston … notched two tackles in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State … doubled that total two weeks later at West Virginia (10/14) ... broke up his final pass of the season against the Mountaineers as well … had two tackles against Kansas State (11/4) before closing his season with a season-high eight tackles against Baylor (11/11) … missed the final two games of the regular season as well as the Birmingham Bowl against USF.
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan. … recorded 43 tackles and picked off five passes as a sophomore … his five interceptions ranked 11th nationally in the NJCAA … also recovered three fumbles with ranked 14th nationally and broke up six passes … helped lead Independence to a 5-4 overall record … played his freshman season at Jones County Junior College (Ellisville, Miss.) … totaled 42 tackles as a freshman (35 solo) … added an interception and forced fumble as well … ranked fifth on the team in tackles … three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Scout … ranked No. 51 among junior-college prospects nationally by Scout and seventh among cornerbacks … four-star prospect coming out of high school by most recruiting services … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Oregon State, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico and UCLA.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Nacogdoches High School under head coach Bobby Reyes … four-star prospect coming out of high school … received over 30 scholarship offers … selected to participate in the 2014 nationally-televised Semper Fi All-American Bowl … named an All-District 16-5A first team selection as a senior in 2014 … played his sophomore and junior seasons at San Angelo Central High School … recorded five interceptions in those two years, including two pick-sixes, while also recording a 48.0 kickoff return average as a junior.
PERSONAL
Jaylon Lane ... a sports management major at Texas Tech.
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