Rayuan Lane III
.jpg) Lane in 2025 | |
| No. 25 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 21, 2003 Jessup, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Gilman (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College: | Navy (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: 6th round, 200th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Rayuan Lane III (born July 21, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Navy Midshipmen and was selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life and high school
[edit]Lane attended Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and committed to play college football for the Navy Midshipmen.[1][2]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2021, Lane appeared in 12 games where he made seven starts, notching 37 tackles with two being for a loss, four pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.[3] In 2022, he tallied 71 tackles with three being for a loss, four pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles.[4][5] During the 2023 season, Lane totaled 66 tackles with three being for a loss, eight pass deflections, four interceptions, a fumbles recovery, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown.[6] In week 4 of the 2024 season, he returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown versus Memphis.[7] Lane finished his final collegiate season notching 70 tackles with one going for a loss, four pass deflections, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and a touchdown,[8] and accepted an invite to play in the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl.[9]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.57 s | 1.56 s | 2.71 s | 4.28 s | 7.10 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Lane was selected 200th overall in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Goon, Kyle. "Navy safety, Gilman alum Rayuan Lane III has no regrets". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Kyle (December 12, 2020). "Versatile Gilman defender Rayuan Lane commits to Navy football". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Grogan, Sean (August 17, 2022). "Gilman Grad Rayuan Lane III Proves To Be Quick Study For Navy Football". Press Box Online. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Bill (September 24, 2023). "Navy safety Rayuan Lane taking his game to 'another level' after electing not to transfer". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Fominkyh, Katherine (December 14, 2024). "Army-Navy Game 2024: Rayuan Lane valued football over anything. Then, his 'eyes opened.'". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Bill (August 24, 2024). "Navy football position report: Returning senior starters Rayuan Lane, Mbiti Williams lead safety corps". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Londergan, Joe. "Navy Football: Safety Rayuan Lane III Named Midseason All-American by Sporting News". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ "Rayuan Lane 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Bill (December 26, 2024). "Navy safety Rayuan Lane accepts invitation to Reese's Senior Bowl". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ "Rayuan Lane III Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Rayuan Lane III College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Oehser, John. "Rayuan Lane III is the Jaguars No. 200 Overall in the 2025 NFL Draft". jaguars.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.