Walker Lyons

TE · #7 · BYU · JR · 6'4" · 245 · Folsom, CA

Projected TE starter

199 2026 receiving yards
18 of 24 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
2 Explosive plays
28 Career games (14 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 BYU6618-24 199 11.1 1
2025 USC12520-29 223 11.2 2
2024 USC1036-8 36 6.0 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 33.2 91
Yards per catch 11.1 66
Catch rate 75.0% 60
Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Walker

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Bear Bachmeier QB · 1,257 pass yds · 6g
RB LJ Martin RB · 344 rush yds · 4g
WR-X Kyler Kasper WR · 244 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jojo Phillips WR · 91 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Legend Glasker WR · 444 rec yds · 6g

The situation

BYU 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 13.5% 75
Red zone TD rate 81.8% 87
Line yards per carry 3.4 99
Sack rate allowed 1.5% 97

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Utah Tech Trailblazers4 2 22 0 1
W2 ARIZ4 3 22 0 0
W3 @ CSU2 2 40 0 0
W5 @ TCU1 1 5 0 0
W6 ISU6 5 61 0 1
W7 ND7 5 49 1 1

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#124 Tausili Akana LB · Skyridge TEX
#125 Tony Mitchell S · Thompson ALA
#126 Walker Lyons TE · Folsom USC
#127 T.J. Capers EDGE · Miami Columbus LOU
#128 Andrew Rappleyea TE · Milton Academy PSU
TEs in the class
#3 Jelani Thurman Langston Hughes OSU
#4 Riley Williams IMG Academy MIA
#5 Walker Lyons Folsom USC
#6 Andrew Rappleyea Milton Academy PSU
#7 Ethan Davis Collins Hill TENN
2026 · 91th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 95th pctile of class