WR 22
Ja'Kobi Lane
USC
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200 lbs
Class: Junior
Report by:
Michael Meegan
Measurables
Physical
Height
6'4"
Weight
200 lbs
Arm Length
32 5/8 in
Hand Size
10 1/2 in
Speed & Agility
40-Time
4.47 s
10-Yard-Split
1.58 s
Explosiveness
Vertical
40 in
Broad Jump
10'9"
Traits
offense
Contested Catch Ace
Trait Prototype: Tee Higgins
Summary
Strengths
Red Zone specialist
Ball Winner
Weaknesses
Route Running
Final Report
Lane was a red zone weapon for the Trojans hauling in 18 TD’s during his college career on just 99 catches. Lane is your classic height weight speed WR. He is best with a vertical route tree, where he has shone the ability to win consistently at the catch point. For a bigger guy he still has the fluidness to make the first man miss with ball in his hands. His ability to turn 50/50 balls into 70/30 balls make him a dream red zone weapon. Lane has good vertical speed but he needs to get better and tempo-ing his routes. He is too slow throttling down at times and leads to a lack of separation. When guys press him at the line he struggles to play through the contact and can knock him completely out of the play. While he has a flare for the spectacular catch he has some focus drops, that will have coaches wanting to tear their hair out. Lane has a really intriguing skillset with red zone ability that will get him on the field early. However he needs to iron out the inconsistencies and up his play strength if he wants to fulfill his WR2 potential.