Devonte Lyons
Devonte Lyons
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 37 | 142 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 43 | 288 | 6.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 430 | 5.4 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 56–16
at Sam Houston
6 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 40-point win on the road against Sam Houston.
How he plays
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Florida International
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #101
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jawhar Jordan’s 2022 season.
Matches Jawhar on
Differs from Jawhar on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dylan Riley’s path through Boise State.
Mekhi Sargent
Otis Anderson
Rhamondre Stevenson
Matches Dylan on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Girard Pringle Jr.'s freshman season at Miami (2025).
Matches Girard on
Differs from Girard on
Player DNA
Players who play like Devonte Lyons
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2284
Peaked at #2284 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-51%
Sharp dropoff (-51%) — career inflection point.