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Jersey Number 10
Dejuan Lane
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jessup, Md.
- High School:
- Gillman School
- Prev School:
- Penn State
CAREER HONORS
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Auburn, 10/6/26)SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Auburn, 10/5/26)
CAREER
Versatile safety who transfers to Tennessee after playing two seasons at Penn State … Rejoins his position coach, Anthony Poindexter, along with his defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2026 and went through spring practice … Initially signed with the Nittany Lions as one of the top prep players in Maryland … Played in 35 career games with nine starts (6/6 at UT, 29/3 at Penn State) … Made 67 tackles – 44 solo – with six tackles for loss, three sacks, seven pass breakups and three interceptions (one pick six).2026 – JUNIOR
Started all six games at safety in his first season at Tennessee and leads the Vols with two interceptions and five passes defended in 2026 ... Tied for the SEC lead in interceptions with two ... Posted six total tackles in road win at Arkansas (10/10) with one TFL and one pass breakup ... Made a tremendous impact in UT’s win over Auburn (10/3), posting a career-high nine tackles, 2.5 TFLs, two sacks and one QB hurry to go along with a key third-quarter interception that set up a scoring drive ... Logged three total tackles in SEC opener against #1 Texas (9/26) ... Returned his first career pick-six 41 yards in the second quarter of road win at Georgia Tech (9/12) and finished the game with three tackles and a career-high three passes defended ... Started at safety in his UT debut vs. Furman (9/5) and made one assisted tackle.2025 – SOPHOMORE (PENN STATE)
A regular contributor at safety who played in all 13 games with three starts … Played 290 defensive snaps with starts vs. Northwestern, Nebraska and Clemson … Made 30 tackles – 24 solo – with 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one PBU … Saw a season-high 66 snaps in Pinstripe Bowl start vs. Clemson (12/27) with a career-best six tackles and one pass breakup … Had two tackles apiece in games vs. Rutgers (11/29) and Nebraska (11/22) … Logged three tackles at Iowa (10/18) and vs. Northwestern (10/11) … Had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at UCLA (10/4) … Collected five solo tackles and one tackle for a loss of three years vs. Villanova (9/13) … Recorded his first career sack in opener vs. Nevada (8/30) as part of a two tackle performance.2024 – FRESHMAN (PENN STATE)
Played in all 16 games as a contributor on special teams coverage and in the secondary … Saw action on 155 defensive snaps … Made 14 tackles – eight solo – with an interception and three pass breakups … Collected two solo tackles in CFP quarterfinal Fiesta Bowl vs. Boise State (12/31) … Posted his first career interception, returning it 54 yards, to go along with three tackles against Maryland (11/30) … Made two solo stops with a PBU at Purdue (11/16) … Made four tackles against UCLA (10/5).HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
A consensus four-star athlete who played at the Gilman School for head coach Scott Van Zile ... Was a four-year letterman and served as team captain as a senior ... Earned MIAA All-Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Rated as a consensus four-star prospect ... Ranked as the No. 252 overall prospect, No. 18 athlete and No. 6 player in Maryland by ESPN ... Recognized as the No. 286 overall recruit, No. 32 safety and No. 9 prospect in the state by On3 ...Tabbed as the No. 28 safety and No. 10 prospect in Maryland by Rivals ... Named as the No. 31 safety and No. 9 player in Maryland by 247Sports ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... In track, set a school record in the 4x100 … Son of Felecia and William Lane ... Has a brother, Rayuan, and a sister, Armonie ... Brother, Rayuan, played football at Navy (2021-24) and was selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft by Jacksonville (pick No. 200) and is a safety for the Jaguars … Majoring in information sciences ... Instagram handle is @daythefuturee … X handle is @Dejuan24Tuesday, October 13
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