2023 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Jaylin Lucas
- Position:
- RB/RS
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 170
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houma, La.
- High School:
- Edna Karr
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Tabbed second-team All-Big Ten return specialist by Phil Steele ... selected third-team All-Big Ten return specialist by the Big Ten media panel ... earned honorable mention All-Big Ten return specialist by the conference coaches.
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts ... made first career start vs. No. 3/4 Ohio State (9/2) ... seen time at running back, slot receiver, punt returner and kick off returner ... one of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start ... 100-yard kickoff return against Purdue tied for the longest play in IU history and was one of 10 returns of 100 yards in the FBS during the 2023 season, the only 100-yard effort in the Big Ten ... highest-rated kickoff return man in the FBS among specialists with 25-or-more returns on the season ... led Big Ten with 572 kickoff return yards, which ranked No. 5 among Power 5 returners and No. 14 in the FBS.
Ohio State (9/2): Made first career start ... had 11 rushes for 24 yards ... returned three kickoffs for 38 yards ... fielded first two career punt and combined for 51 yards ... long punt return went for 29 yards. Indiana State (9/8): Had first multi-touchdown game of his career ... had 88 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns ... first Indiana running back to score two rushing touchdowns in a game since Shaun Shivers at Michigan State in 2022 ... posted four receptions for 39 yards. Louisville (9/16): Rushed eight times for 29 yards ... had 10 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown ... first 10-reception game by a Hoosier running back since Stephen Houston had 12 catches (95 yards) at Purdue in 2012. Akron (9/23): Ran 13 times for 43 yards ... had two kickoff returns for 37 yards. at Maryland (9/30): Posted seven rushes for 28 yards ... had four catches for two receiving yards ... two kickoff returns for 79 yards ... long of 56 yards. at Michigan (10/14): Had five receptions for 56 yards ... made 44-yard touchdown reception on a wide receiver pass from Donaven McCulley in the first quarter ...had six rushes for six yards ... had two kickoff returns for 32 yards. Rutgers (10/21): Charted four carries for 29 yards ... made five receptions for 16 yards. Wisconsin (11/4): Tallied seven rushes for 15 yards ... made three catches for 13 yards ... returned three kickoffs for 64 yards. at Illinois (11/11): Rushed two times for eight yards ... caught one pass for 10 yards ... returned four kicks for 108 yards. Michigan State (11/18): Returned one kickoff for 26 yards. at Purdue (11/25): Had four kickoff returns for 161 yards ... tied the longest kickoff return in program history with his 100-yard return touchdown in the third quarter ... had two rushes for 10 yards ... caught one pass for 12 yards.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Tabbed first-team All-America kick returner by CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, Walter Camp and USA Today ... garnered second-team All-America kick returner from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) ... named honorable mention All-America kick returner by Phil Steele ... selected Freshman All-America kick returner by The Athletic, Football Writers Association of America and Pro Football Focus ... Named Big Ten Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year ... first Hoosier to earn the award (began in 2015) ... earned first-team All-Big Ten (return specialist) from the conference coaches and media panels ... tabbed All-Big Ten by the Associated Press (all-purpose), Phil Steele (kick returner) and Pro Football Focus (kick returner).
Season: Appeared in 11 games ... made first-career appearance against Idaho (9/10) ... one of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... one of 15 true freshmen to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... one of three true freshmen with a kickoff return touchdown in 2022 ... returned first kickoff for a touchdown at IU since Tevin Coleman in 2012 (at Northwestern) ... first Hoosier since Coleman in 2014 with three 70-yard scoring plays in a single season ... led the FBS with two kickoff return touchdowns.
Idaho (9/10): Totaled four carries for 16 yards ... returned one kick for 38 yards. Western Kentucky (9/17): Caught first career pass for 7 yards ... returned one kick for 20 yards. at Cincinnati (9/24): Made one catch for 1 yard ... returned one kickoff for 12 yards. at Nebraska (10/1): Rushed three times for 39 yards ... long run of 34 yards came in the second quarter ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Michigan (10/8): Rushed four times for 45 yards ... long run of 39 yards came in the second quarter ... caught three balls for 20 yards ... returned one kick for 20 yards. Maryland (10/15): Caught one pass for 9 yards ... rushed seven times. at Rutgers (10/22): Took opening kick back 93 yards for touchdown ... first IU player to return kick for touchdown since 2012 (Tevin Coleman) ... caught three balls for 39 yards ... rushed six times for 27 yards. Penn State (11/5): Made one catch for 1 yard ... ran seven times for 7 yards ... scored first career rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. at Ohio State (11/12): Rushed six times for 17 yards ... caught one ball for 6 yards. at Michigan State (11/19): Rushed three times for 24 yards ... returned a third-quarter kickoff for an 88-yard touchdown ... Finished with 168 kickoff return yards, which rank No. 4 in program history for a single game and are the most since Demetrius McCray (191) versus Wisconsin in 2008. Purdue (11/26): Posted first career 100-yard rushing game ... Ran nine times for 100 yards and one touchdown ... took IU's second offensive play for a 71-yard touchdown run ... tied for team high with five receptions ... returned two kickoffs for 31 yards ... totaled 130 all-purpose yards.
Prep/Personal
All-purpose back for head coach Brice Brown at Edna Karr High School ... spent his first three high school seasons at Terrebonne High School before relocating following Hurricane Ida ... ranked the No. 12 all-purpose back nationally by Rivals ... first-team all-state selection ... averaged 125.5 all-purpose yards ... totaled 1,883 all-purpose yards with 958 rushing, 705 receiving, 135 kick return, and 85 punt return ... rushed for 712 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior ... tallied over 1,000 all-purpose yards with a pair of kick return TDs ... also lettered in track and field ... finished No. 6 at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 5A 100-meter dash ... brother, Ja’Khi, is a running back at Florida State University ... mother is Natoya Harris ... exercise science major ... born on Sept. 28, 2004.
