Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Total | 19 | 66 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
#3
Devonte Lyons
Sophomore running back for Florida International. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Saint Augustine, FL
Returning to Florida International for 2026
The numbers
66
rushing yards · 2026
3.5 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 46 rush yds, vs Buffalo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Florida International. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2024.
Devonte Lyons
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Devonte Lyons has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Florida International. One game to point at: 46 rush yds against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
66 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 19 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Florida International3-star out of St. Augustine
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Florida International
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida International
2025–2026era →
Willie Simmons
Florida International
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 33.0 YDS/g, 3.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 37 | 142 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 43 | 288 | 6.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 99 | 496 | 5.0 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -3.71(13:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush right for 6 yards gain to the BUF36 fumbled by #3 D.Lyons at BUF36 forced by #2 S.Bracey recovered by BUF #41 L.Goodwin at BUF36, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.13(14:15) Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FIU46 (#11 W.Clark; #9 K.Bradley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.97(13:37) #3 D.Lyons rush left for 4 yards loss to the FIU42 (#97 C.Climes)
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.52(04:11) No Huddle #3 D.Lyons rush middle for 9 yards gain to the BUF42 (#1 S.Brown), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush left for 9 yards gain to the FIU34 (#4 R.Davis; #2 S.Bracey). #7 K.McNeal injured on the play
- Week 1 · South Florida · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA -1.06#3 D.Lyons rush middle for 1 yard loss to the USF35 (#98 M.Williams)
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.01(01:01) No Huddle #3 D.Lyons rush middle for 0 yards to the FIU35 (#1 S.Brown)
- Week 1 · South Florida · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.95No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush middle for 1 yard loss to the USF27 (#33 A.Mosley)
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.87(02:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush left for 8 yards gain to the FIU31 (#1 S.Brown)
- Week 1 · South Florida · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.70No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Lyons rush middle for 0 yards to the FIU34 (#28 R.Jenkins; #56 T.Simmons Jr.)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Florida International
Returning around him
- 32% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #102
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jawhar Jordan’s 2022 season.
74%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Jawhar on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jawhar on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dylan Riley’s path through Boise State.
87%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Dylan on
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
Weight
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Girard Pringle Jr.'s freshman season at Miami (2025).
74%match
Matches Girard on
Yards / carry
Height
Differs from Girard on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Devonte Lyons
The backfield · Florida International
- #1Anthony Carrie469 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Devonte Lyons142 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Sterling Joseph123 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Nate Henryno box-score line yet
- #10Jayden Fordno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology