Jerome Lane

Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Firestone HS

Will forego his senior season to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

As a Junior (2016): Third-team All-MAC ... third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele ... started all 12 games ... one of only seven Zips to start every game ... recipient of the Harry "Doc" Smith Award ... Zips' leading receiver with 1,018 yards and six touchdowns on 62 receptions ... led the Zips with four receptions for 55 yards at Ohio ... against Bowling Green, led the Zips with 97 yards and a touchdown on five receptions ... also scored on a two-point conversion pass ... against Toledo, recorded his fifth 100-yard receiving game (fourth of the season) ... finished the game with 177 yards and a touchdown on six receptions ... on the Zips' very first play from scrimmage, caught a 91-yard touchdown pass from QB Thomas Woodson ... the pass play was the longest of the season and the second longest in school history ... had four receptions for 40 yards at Buffalo ... had seven receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown in the win at Ball State ... against No. 23 Western Michigan, had four receptions for 42 yards ... had two receptions for 14 yards in the win over Miami ... had a 15-yard reception in the win at Kent State ... finished with 134 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions against Appalachian State ... it was the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career and third of the season ... in the win at Marshall, had seven receptions for 115 yards, marking the third 100-yard receiving game of his career ... had three catches for 43 yards at No. 10 Wisconsin ... in the season opener against VMI, finished the first half with 104 receiving yards on six receptions ... it marked the second 100-yard receiving game of his career ... finished the game with a career-high 196 yards and a career-best two touchdowns ... the 196 yards are the third most by a receiver in a single game ... named to the 2016 Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... preseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports ... preseason second-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness ... lettered.

As a Sophomore (2015): Harry “Doc” Smith Award … played in all 13 games with 11 starts at wide receiver … added received duties during training camp … second in team receiving with 39 receptions for a team-best 782 yards and team-best eight touchdowns … in the win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, had four receptions for 32 yards … in the shutout of Kent State, the top receiver with four receptions for 75 yards … in the win over Buffalo, had five receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns … in the win at Miami (Ohio), had four catches for a team-high 83 Yards and a 32-yard touchdown reception to put the Zips on the scoreboard first … in the win at UMass, led the Zips with four receptions for 45 yards … against Central Michigan, scored the Zips’ only points on a 57-yard TD reception … at Bowling Green led the Zips with 45 yards on four receptions … in the win at Eastern Michigan, had a TD reception on each of his first two catches on the day … the two TD receptions were the most in a game in his young career … finished with four catches for 104 yards, all in the first half … it marked the first 100-yard performance of his collegiate career … had a 14-yard catch against Ohio … in the win at Louisiana, had one reception, a 72-yard touchdown catch … in the win over Savannah State, led all receivers with three catches for 99 yards and his first career touchdown, a 50-yard catch … led the Zips at No. 19 Oklahoma with three receptions for 57 yards, including a 42-yard catch ... added wide receiver duties ... lettered.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2014): Appeared in all 12 games on defense ... also played on the kickoff and punt return units ... finished with 14 tackles, five sacks for a loss of 25 yards, a hurry, and a safety ... assisted on three tackles at Buffalo ... had three solo stops against Bowling Green ... had three solo tackles and a safety in the win over Miami ... had a solo tackle at Penn State ... made two solo tackles in the win over Howard.

As a Freshman (2013): Redshirted.

High School: As a junior at Firestone HS in 2011, rushed for 151 yards on 49 carries ... also competed in basketball ... father, Jerome, was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1988 and became famous for shattering a glass backboard while playing for Pittsburgh ... lettered.

Personal: Born March 9, 1996 ... parents are Jerome Lane and Tracey Lane … has three sisters– Jasmine, Jada, and London– and three brothers– Justice, Jamie, and Jaden … organizational supervision major.