Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#2
Jordan Lyle
Junior running back on Miami's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
CFB Index 49 · #137 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
RB recruit
No. 133 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back on Miami's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2024.
- Miami RB Jordan Lyle's felony charges dropped (Sep 10) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 33.7 points in belief.
-5.4own fans
28.3national conversation
In Their Words
171 windows · 2026 fan posts
hurricanes×102.9pringle×439.2arrested×834.5jordan×33.4fletcher×104.3felony×2503.6miami×23.8
“Miami Hurricanes RB Jordan Lyle had his felony charges dropped”
reddit/MiamiHurricanes · fan post, verbatim
Jordan Lyle
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Miami.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
202411 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami
Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 25-6 over that span.
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: fumbles lost (25th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
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
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
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 Aidan Laughery’s 2024 season.
59%match
Matches Aidan on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Aidan on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Devonte Lyons's freshman season at Florida International (2024).
67%match
Matches Devonte on
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Devonte on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Lyle
The backfield · Miami
- #4Mark Fletcher Jr.1,192 rushing yards · 2025
- #6CharMar Brown460 rushing yards · 2025
- Girard Pringle Jr.375 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jordan Lyle108 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Chris Wheatley-Humphrey108 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology