Ja'Kobi Lane

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Ja'Kobi Lane
USC TrojansNo. 8
Position Wide receiver
ClassSophomore
Major Journalism
Personal information
Born: (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (2023–present)
Bowl games
High school Red Mountain (Mesa, Arizona)

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

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Early life

Lane attended Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. [3] 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. [4] Lane was named the wide receiver MVP at the 2022 Elite 11. [5] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. [6]

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. [7] Lane earned more playing time his sophomore year in 2024. [8] He had a career high 10 receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 @cantGuardJak1 (August 5, 2022). "🙏🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved September 29, 2024 via Twitter.
  2. Samuels, Kyron (December 28, 2024). "USC Trojans' Ja'Kobi Lane Dominates Las Vegas Bowl With 3 Touchdowns, Wins MVP". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. Red Mountain's Big 3 looks to return team to 6A football championship game
  4. Red Mtn's Ja'Kobi Lane leaps from benchwarmer to 'unguardable'
  5. Elite 11 WR MVP Hopes to Catch 'Game-Changer' Offer From Longhorns
  6. Red Mountain's Ja'Kobi Lane (USC), Lenox Lawson (ASU) sign college commitments
  7. USC WR Ja'Kobi Lane finds stability while trying to be 'the one'
  8. USC's wide receivers preach selflessness in a crowded room
  9. Ja'Kobi Lane's coming-out party vs. Wisconsin a sign of things to come: USC's next great WR has arrived