Devonte Lyons

#3 · RB · Florida International5′11″ · 190 lb · Saint Augustine, FL

Rushing yards43597th of 278 running backsLast gameL 10–49at Liberty · Oct 31
Nextvs Missouri StateSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET
435 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 115 vs Middle Tennessee.
Game 1: at South Florida, loss 9-19, 20 rushing yards20LUSF@Game 2: against Buffalo, win 33-20, 46 rushing yards46WBUFGame 3: at Florida Atlantic, loss 10-16, 15 rushing yards15LFAU@Game 4: against Long Island University, win 20-3, 36 rushing yards, FCS opponent36WLIUFCSGame 5: against New Mexico State, win 22-3, 78 rushing yards78WNMSUGame 6: at Jacksonville State, loss 24-27, 73 rushing yards, 1 touchdown73LJXST@Game 7: against Middle Tennessee, loss 23-26, 115 rushing yards115 · season highLMTSUGame 8: at Liberty, loss 10-49, 52 rushing yards52LLIB@
Game 1: at South Florida, loss 9-19, 20 rushing yardsLUSF@Game 2: against Buffalo, win 33-20, 46 rushing yardsWBUFGame 3: at Florida Atlantic, loss 10-16, 15 rushing yardsLFAU@Game 4: against Long Island University, win 20-3, 36 rushing yards, FCS opponentWLIUFCSGame 5: against New Mexico State, win 22-3, 78 rushing yardsWNMSUGame 6: at Jacksonville State, loss 24-27, 73 rushing yards, 1 touchdownLJXST@Game 7: against Middle Tennessee, loss 23-26, 115 rushing yards115 · season highLMTSUGame 8: at Liberty, loss 10-49, 52 rushing yards52LLIB@
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Liberty · L 10-49

10 carries, 52 yards

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Lyons against Florida International’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,500124681012134 to playGames playedOwens ’25: 887 at game 8, 1,334 for the seasonGardner ’16: 638 at game 8, 930 for the seasonJones ’19: 599 at game 8, 853 for the seasonOwens ’25 1,334Gardner ’16 930Jones ’19 853Lyons 435
Through 8 games: 452 yards behind Kejon Owens in 2025 (887 at this point), whose season finished at 1,334. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like Lyons, and how their seasons went

05001,000124681012134 to playGames playedHenry-Cole ’20 (Utah State): 180 at game 6, 180 for the seasonDeLorenzo ’14 (UConn): 194 at game 8, 343 for the seasonButler ’25 (Houston): 100 at game 8, 301 for the seasonLyons 435DeLorenzo ’14 343Butler ’25 301Henry-Cole ’20 180
The closest match is Devonta'e Henry-Cole of Utah State in 2020: 180 yards at game 6, against 268 this season, and 180 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Lyons against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Lyons 435
Through 8 games: 614 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 435 yards, 54 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 853 yards, Anthony Jones in 2019, Florida International’s 3rd-best season in our records: 418 to go, 104 a game, more than the 54 a game so far.

Already their own best season; their previous best was 288, in 2024.

This week

35% of the carries, 47% of the yards, 25% of the touchdowns

  • Carries35%94 of 265
  • Yards47%435 of 924
  • Touchdowns25%1 of 4
  • Yards a carry: 4.6. Everyone else on the team: 2.9.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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leftmiddlerightno spot
a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 23, middle 53, right 18. His longest went for 23 yards.

Devonte Lyons

RB · Florida International · #3

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Devonte Lyons takes over from Kejon Owens at Florida International.

435rushing yards1rushing TD94carries

Rushing value per play

+0.08

our model · 2026 · 82 plays

Read the story so far

Devonte Lyons arrived as a 3-star prospect. Devonte Lyons lines up at RB for Florida International.

On the field, the headline is 435 rush yds, with 1 rush td.

Devonte Lyons inherited the RB job from Kejon Owens (3-star).

The number to watch: +0.08 — rushing value per play.

RB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromKejon Owens 3★
  • Pushed byAnthony Carrie 4★
  • How many games until Anthony Carrie (4★) takes the job from Devonte Lyons?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

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