Jahkai Lang
SMU Mustangs
61
Depth

Jahkai Lang

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LDEDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Jahkai Lang starting?

Jahkai Lang is listed 3rd string at LDE for SMU Mustangs.

Redshirt junior · #52 · 6'4", 255 lbs

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Depth at LDE · SMU Mustangs

  1. 15867Aakil WashingtonStarter
  2. 2661Tavion Atkinson
  3. 35261Jahkai LangYou

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Up next for SMU

SMU plays Virginia Tech at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Troy Buchanan, ranked #655 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 25 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #655 NatlTeam Share2%
Troy, MO
Jersey
#52
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
255 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025251.50

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8778
National Rank
#655
High School
Troy Buchanan
Hometown
Troy, MO

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 61. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role; −12 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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LSYRTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-27

Oct 24WCALTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-20

Oct 17WUVATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-13

Oct 3WBCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-24

Jahkai Lang's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

25 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
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