Ja'Kobi Lane

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Ja'Kobi Lane
USC TrojansNo. 8
Position Wide receiver
ClassJunior
Major Journalism
Personal information
Born: (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 21) [1]
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (2023–present)
High school Red Mountain (Mesa, Arizona)

Ja'Kobi Lane (born August 5, 2004) [1] is an American college football wide receiver for the USC Trojans.

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Early life

Lane attended Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. [2] He had 65 receptions for 823 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior and 76 receptions for 990 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior. [3] Lane was named the wide receiver MVP at the 2022 Elite 11. [4] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. [5]

College career

As a true freshman at USC in 2023, Lane played in six games and had seven receptions for 93 yards and two touchdowns, both coming in the 2023 Holiday Bowl. [6] Lane earned more playing time his sophomore year in 2024. [7] He had a career high 10 receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 @cantGuardJak1 (August 5, 2022). "🙏🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved September 29, 2024 via Twitter.
  2. Obert, Richard. "Red Mountain's Big 3 looks to return team to 6A football championship game". The Arizona Republic.
  3. News, Vincent Deangelis, Cronkite (October 7, 2022). "Red Mtn's Ja'Kobi Lane leaps from benchwarmer to 'unguardable'". The Mesa Tribune.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Elite 11 WR MVP Hopes to Catch 'Game-Changer' Offer From Longhorns". Texas Longhorns On SI. July 1, 2022.
  5. Obert, Richard. "Red Mountain's Ja'Kobi Lane (USC), Lenox Lawson (ASU) sign college commitments". The Arizona Republic.
  6. "USC WR Ja'Kobi Lane finds stability while trying to be 'the one'". September 6, 2024.
  7. "USC's wide receivers preach selflessness in a crowded room". August 15, 2024.
  8. "Ja'Kobi Lane's coming-out party vs. Wisconsin a sign of things to come: USC's next great WR has arrived". CBSSports.com. September 29, 2024.