Walker Lyons
BYU Cougars
91
Elite

Walker Lyons

BYU CougarsContender
TEOffenseEliteTRANSFER · USC
Projected Starter

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Walker Lyons is the projected starter at TE for BYU Cougars.

Junior · #7 · 6'4", 245 lbs

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Depth at TE · BYU Cougars

  1. 1791Walker LyonsStarter
  2. 2280Roger Saleapaga II
  3. 38268Noah Moeaki

BYU Starting Lineup

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Top tight ends in the Big 12

Patrick OvermyerHouston · TETerrance Carter Jr.Texas Tech · TENoah BenneeUtah · TE

Up next for BYU

BYU plays Utah away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Folsom, ranked #126 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 20 catches, 223 yards, 2 TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #126 NatlTeam Share7%
Folsom, CA
Jersey
#7
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
USC

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—202232

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9444
National Rank
#126
High School
Folsom
Hometown
Folsom, CA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 13% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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 31WASUYDS 49
REC
5
YDS
49
AVG
9.8
TD
0

Final W 27-20

Oct 24LUCFYDS 7
REC
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final L 39-31 2OT

Oct 17WNDYDS 49
REC
5
YDS
49
AVG
9.8
TD
1

Final W 28-24

Oct 10WISUYDS 61
REC
5
YDS
61
AVG
12.2
TD
0

Final W 24-10

Oct 3WTCUYDS 5
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 20WCSUYDS 40
REC
2
YDS
40
AVG
20.0
TD
0

Final W 41-23

Sep 12WARIZYDS 22
REC
3
YDS
22
AVG
7.3
TD
0

Final W 28-17

Sep 6WUTUYDS 22
REC
2
YDS
22
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final W 63-7

Walker Lyons's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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20 rec · 223 yds · 2 TD
Usage / Involvement100%
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