Brevard return specialist Jeremyah Lane brings explosive transfer boost to Delaware State

Jeremyah Lane’s move from Brevard to Delaware State says a lot about where MEAC programs are hunting for impact now: not just in the portal, but in the hidden yards that decide games. The return specialist arrives in Dover after a sophomore season that produced two kickoff-return touchdowns and two punt-return scores, a profile built to change field position the moment he steps on the field.

Lane’s 2025 numbers were loud enough to travel. Brevard listed him with 586 kickoff return yards on 17 attempts, 340 punt-return yards on 19 attempts and one rushing touchdown. He finished with long returns of 92 and 75 yards, and he was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week after a Nov. 8 road win at Methodist, when he brought back a 90-yard kickoff and a 50-yard punt for touchdowns in a 47-20 victory. He was also a USA South all-conference second-team selection and earned a league special teams weekly honor, then added another national nod when NC Football News named him one of its 2025 Division III Players of the Year on Jan. 19.

For Delaware State, that kind of production fits the program’s current rise. The Hornets finished 8-4 overall and 4-1 in MEAC play in 2025, and the move comes as DeSean Jackson continues to build on a season that was billed as the program’s 120th and his first as head coach. Delaware State’s schedule already carried the kind of visibility that matches Lane’s style, with a season opener at Delaware on Aug. 28 and a MEAC date with Norfolk State that doubled as an NFL-legends coaching matchup against Michael Vick.

If Lane is the cleaner immediate fit, Winston-Salem State is chasing a different kind of payoff. The Rams signed Florentino Lopez, a Florida quarterback from Monarch High School who brings 3,300 career passing yards, 1,042 rushing yards, 26 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns, according to MaxPreps, along with the dual-threat production that made him one of the more eye-catching additions in the spring cycle. WSSU also added all-purpose athlete Harrison Long as Tory Woodbury’s staff and roster reset continued under associate head coach, offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator Calvin Randall.

The quarterback opening in Winston-Salem is real. Daylin Lee transferred to Tennessee State after a three-year run in which he threw for 1,845 yards and 18 touchdowns as a freshman in 2023, then 1,728 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2024 while adding 10 rushing scores across those two seasons. WSSU signed 15 players on National Signing Day, including Dudley High quarterback Brayden Jeffries, but Lopez arrives with the clearest chance to press for snaps in a room that needs answers.

Lane is the safer bet to matter first because returners can alter field position without waiting for a depth-chart opening. Lopez may have the bigger swing if he wins the quarterback job, but Lane already looks like the more immediate change agent for Delaware State.