Dejuan Lane
Tennessee Volunteers
72
Average

Dejuan Lane

SSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Penn State
2nd String / Backup

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Dejuan Lane is listed 2nd string at SS for Tennessee Volunteers.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Gilman, ranked #325 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 29 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #325 NatlTeam Share3%
Jessup, MD
Jersey
#23
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
212 lbs
Transfer
Penn State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2901

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.9041
National Rank
#325
High School
Gilman
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

29 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement33%

Depth at SS · Tennessee Volunteers

  1. 11581Edrees FarooqStarter
  2. 22372Dejuan LaneYou
  3. 34271DJ Burks
Coach TennesseeTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.