Daniel Lyons
Daniel Lyons
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent four seasons in the Florida State defensive front. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Florida, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 26 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 25 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 31–17
vs Alabama
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida State
Returning around him
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -21 net (22 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #16
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Sape’s 2023 season.
Matches Jack on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to T.J. Sanders's senior season at South Carolina (2024).
Matches T.J. on
Background
ACCOLADES: 2025: FSU Team Honors - Most Improved, Defense 2024: Graduated from Florida State with social science degree in Spring 2025 2022: ACC Honor Roll 2025 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 12 games as defensive tackle, finishing with 26 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one forced f...