Jaylin Lucas
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Jaylin Lucas
|school= Florida State Seminoles
|currentnumber=12
|currentposition=Running back
|class=Junior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|09|24}}
|birth_place=Houma, Louisiana, U.S.
|heightft=5
|heightin=9
|weight_lb=173
|highlights=
- First-team All-American (2022)
- Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year (2022)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2022)
- Third-team All-Big Ten (2023)
|highschool=Edna Karr High School
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
|pastschools=
- Indiana (2022–2023)
- Florida State (2024–present)
|espn=4871148
|image=Jaylin_Lucas_Indiana.jpg
|caption=Lucas in 2023
}}
Jaylin Lucas (born September 24, 2004) is an American college football running back and return specialist for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning All-American honors in 2022.
Early life
Lucas attended Terrebonne High School in Houma, Louisiana for three years before transferring to Edna Karr High School in New Orleans after his family was forced to relocate due to Hurricane Ida.{{Cite web|last=Schumann|first=Mike|date=2021-12-15|title=IU football recruiting: 2022 running back Jaylin Lucas flips to the Hoosiers|url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-recruiting-2022-running-back-jaylin-lucas-flips-to-the-hoosiers/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=The Daily Hoosier|language=en-US}} A three star recruit, Lucas originally committed to play college football at Tulane, before flipping to Indiana.{{Cite web|title=Jaylin Lucas, Indiana Hoosiers, Running Back|url=https://247sports.com/player/jaylin-lucas-46103714/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=247Sports|language=en-US}}
College career
= Indiana =
As a freshman, Lucas served as a rotational running back and as a punt/kick returner, and was the only player in FBS football with multiple kick returns for touchdowns.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Wilson|date=2022-11-23|title=IU freshman Jaylin Lucas just keeps making plays. 'I still expect more from myself.'|url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2022/11/23/jaylin-lucas-indiana-football-purdue-old-oaken-bucket-rivalry-game/69669094007/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=The Herald-Times|language=en-US}} At the conclusion of his freshman season, Lucas was named the Big Ten Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year and a member of the first team All-Big Ten as a return-man.{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=T. D. H.|date=2022-11-29|title=Jaylin Lucas named Big Ten returner of the year, six others receive league honors|url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/jaylin-lucas-named-big-ten-returner-of-the-year-six-others-receive-league-honors/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=The Daily Hoosier|language=en-US}}
On December 6, 2023, Lucas announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-running-back-and-kick-returner-jaylin-lucas-enters-transfer-portal/|title=IU running back and kick returner Jaylin Lucas enters transfer portal|website=The Daily Hoosier|first=Seth|last=Tow|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}
= Florida State =
On January 7, 2024, Lucas announced that he would be transferring to Florida State.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/florida-state-seminoles/news/florida-state-lands-transfer-commitment-from-indiana-rb-jaylin-lucas/|title=Florida State lands transfer commitment from Indiana RB Jaylin Lucas|website=On3.com|first=Alex|last=Weber|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=January 8, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/jaylin-lucas/16513 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
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Category:American football return specialists
Category:American football running backs
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players