Jahkai Lang

DE · #52 · SMU · SR · 6'4" · 255 · Troy, MO

LDE depth chart, 2nd

4 2026 tackles

1 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

28 Career games (4 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	SMU	4	0	4	1	2	0	0	0
2025	SMU	13	4	22	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Missouri	11	0	13	3	3	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs DEs

Tackles per game 1.0 33

Havoc plays 4 68

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

SMU 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 10.3% 57

Line yards per carry allowed 2.0 80

Sack rate 10.7% 96

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W4	MOSU	1	1	1
W5	BC	1		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#650

Djibril Rahman DL · Cegep du Vieux RUTG

#650

Calvin Clements OT · Lawrence Free State KU

#655

Jahkai Lang EDGE · Troy Buchanan MIZZ

#664

Koby Keenum OT · Mars Hill Bible School UK

#664

Anthony Birsa IOL · Joliet Catholic Academy NW

EDGEs in the class

#60

Joseph Head Jr. Holmes County MSST

#60

Kerrington Lee Dwyer WAKE

#63

Jahkai Lang Troy Buchanan MIZZ

#64

Maverick Noonan Elkhorn South NEB

#65

Rylan Kennedy Mansfield Lake Ridge TXAM

2026 · 68th pctile of DEs

Recruit · 76th pctile of class