Jorvorskie Lane Jorvorskie Javion Lane ( born February 4 , 1987 ) is an American football fullback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played tailback and fullback for the Texas A & M Aggies college football team . He played tailback during his freshman through junior seasons , and switched to fullback his senior season . He holds the school record for career rushing touchdowns ( 49 ) . After his college career , he played one season for the West Texas Roughnecks of the Indoor Football League . Early life and high school . Jorvorskie Lane was born four weeks premature in Lufkin , Texas , where he was raised by his grandparents . At birth , he weighed four pounds and was hospitalized for the first fourteen days of his life as his organs were underdeveloped . In junior high , Lane weighed 125 pounds , and aspired to become the next Michael Jordan , prior to his weight gain . As a freshman at Lufkin High School , he weighed 248 pounds . Despite his heavy weight , he was very athletic during high school . As a three - year starter at running back , he rushed for 3 , 671 yards and 70 touchdowns , and recorded 82 receptions for 1 , 060 yards . His high school coach once stated that Lane was the " best guy he ' s ever coached " and that he could have " started at every position on either side of the football " . Lane also played basketball in high school , in which he averaged 16 points per game and earned an all - district pick . Lane was a two - time all - state selection in high school , and was recruited by eight schools . He later signed a letter of intent with Texas A & M . College career . Freshman year . During the 2005 season , Lane played in 10 of the 11 games . He rushed for more than 100 yards twice , including his season - best of 139 yards on 22 carries against Oklahoma State . Overall , Lane rushed for 595 yards and nine touchdowns on 119 carries . His 595 yards were the No . 8 effort by a freshman in A & M history , and his nine rushing touchdowns were the No . 4 freshman effort in school history . Sophomore year . During his sophomore year , Lane hit many records . In the Louisiana - Lafayette game , Lane scored a career high of four touchdowns . In the Missouri game , he ran 127 yards on 27 carries — the greatest number of yards he ran for the whole season . He produced a first down or touchdown on 26 out of 29 carries on third and fourth down carries . He scored at least one touchdown in the first 11 games of the season . Overall , he rushed for 725 yards on 166 carries and scored a school record of 19 rushing touchdowns . His 19 touchdowns tied the school record , which was set in 1927 . Junior year . Prior to the 2007 season , Lane slimmed down to 268 pounds , compared to the 282 pounds he weighed at the end of the 2006 season . The team finished the season with a 7 – 5 record . Over those 7 wins , Jorvorskie scored 15 total touchdowns , and compiled at least 100 rushing yards three times . Over the 5 losses , he averaged only 31 total yards and scored twice . He rushed for 780 yards on 168 carries , compiling 4 . 6 yards per touch and 16 touchdowns . Senior year . Once new head coach Mike Sherman took over , Lane was moved to fullback . Sherman told Lane of the position change prior to his press conference where he was officially announced as the new A & M coach . Sherman stated : " When I came in , my press conference obviously I met with the team . Jorvorskie was in class during that time . But he came up to me shortly before my press conference , introduced himself , and at that time I told him , you ' re going to be a fullback . And there was no hemming or hawing about it . He didn ' t seem totally pleased with it but didn ' t balk at it necessarily . " He also noted that Lane ' s weight has always been a problem . Sherman had wanted Lane in the 260s once the season starts . In Sherman ' s offensive system , the fullback catches passes . Lane also needed to block for starting tailback Mike Goodson , especially since the offensive line is inexperienced . In the first three games of the season , Lane only carried the ball seven times . In the fourth game against Army , A & M coaches used Lane to run out the clock in the final quarter . Lane posted six consecutive carries in the drive , compiling 34 yards . This helped the team escape with a 21 – 17 victory . After the game , Lane stated " It felt good . That ' s what I ' m going to do when I ' m called upon to carry the ball . I ' m going to put my team on my back and win . " Lane finished his senior season with just 93 rushing yards and five touchdowns . A " Sports Illustrated " reporter wrote that this kind of performance " could push " Lane out of the 2009 NFL Draft . Lane had a chance to showcase his abilities for NFL scouts in the 2009 East - West Shrine Game on January 17 , 2009 . Scouts were discouraged by his weight , which was 295 pounds at the time . During the game , he was unable to carry the ball past defenders inside the 5 - yard line three times . Prior to the draft , scouts have stated that Lane could play up to his potential in the NFL if he shows his ability to control his weight . However , he was not drafted in the 2009 NFL draft and was not signed as an undrafted free agent . Statistics . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > Professional career . Lane signed a letter of intent to play for the West Texas Roughnecks , a team in the Indoor Football League , for the 2010 season . In 13 games , Lane compiled 326 all - purpose yards for 12 touchdowns . Lane participated at the Texas A & M Pro Day in March 2011 . He weighed in at 277 pounds and measured 5 ' 11 " . He recorded a 4 . 87 40 - yard dash , 18 bench reps , 4 . 41 5 - 10 - 5 shuttle , 7 . 58 L Drill , 32 . 5 vertical jump , and 8 ' 6 " broad jump . On November 18 , 2011 , Lane signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League . In an interview with the AFL , Lane indicated that he had also been training in MMA for a year . On June 5 , 2012 Lane signed with the Miami Dolphins . He trimmed down to 258 pounds by August 2012 . Personal . Lane lives with his wife and his daughters Javia and Jai ' Unna and son Jorvorskie Jr . Lane is the paternal half brother of Jermichael Finley , who plays tight end for the Green Bay Packers .