Last confirmed: Rice, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · DeSoto, TX
Alex Lyons: LB · Rice · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alex Lyons
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Army — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
91 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rice | 91 | 48 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Career | 91 | 48 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-46@ Western Kentucky | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Army | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-38vs No. 21 Baylor | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-42vs North Texas | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-44@ Southern Miss | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs UTSA | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 65-44vs Prairie View A&M | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-61@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-42vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Charlotte | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-24vs UTEP | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Stanford | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 48 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
91tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
4%4 pass breakups91 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
91 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Rice, 91 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Bailiff.
