Taeshaun Lyons

WR · #8 · UNLV · JR · 6'1" · 190 · Hayward, CA

Projected WR-X starter

134 2026 receiving yards

12 of 19 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

24 Career games (6 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	UNLV	6	6	12-19	134	11.2	0
2025	UNLV	14	0	16-25	241	15.1	3
2024	Utah	4	0	1-2	4	4.0	0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 22.3 46

Yards per catch 11.2 34

Catch rate 63.2% 49

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Taeshaun

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Jackson Arnold QB · 1,386 pass yds · 7g

RB

Jai'Den Thomas RB · 543 rush yds · 7g

WR-Z

DeAngelo Irvin Jr. WR · 30 rec yds · 3g

WR-SL

Taz Reddicks WR · 292 rec yds · 7g

TE

Keyan Burnett TE · 130 rec yds · 7g

The situation

UNLV 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.1% 41

Red zone TD rate 65.5% 25

Line yards per carry 2.4 46

Sack rate allowed 8.3% 22

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	MEM	2	2	23	0	1	5%
W1	@ HAW	2	2	11	0	0	11%
W2	@ UNT	5	5	37	0	1	16%
W4	@ AKR	5	2	49	0	0	17%
W6	NDSU	1	0	0	0	0	6%
W7	@ AFA	4	1	14	0	2	12%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#227

Malik Elzy WR · Simeon ILL

#228

Joshua Padilla IOL · Wayne OSU

#229

Taeshaun Lyons WR · Tennyson WASH

#230

Jalen Thompson DL · Cass Technical MSU

#231

Tree Babalade OT · DeMatha Catholic SCAR

WRs in the class

#32

Ashton Cozart Flower Mound Marcus ORE

#33

Malik Elzy Simeon ILL

#34

Taeshaun Lyons Tennyson WASH

#35

Jaren Hamilton Buchholz ALA

#36

Adam Hopkins IV Thomas County Central COLO

2026 · 46th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 92th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.