Senior defensive back for Charlotte. 2020: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
5′10″ · 184 lb · Charlotte, NC
The story
4 defensive back for Charlotte. 2020: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNafees Lyon
Four seasons at Charlotte, two different head coaches: Brad Lambert and Will Healy. The receipt: 10 tackles, 2 TFL against App State — Week 2, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Charlotte, 123 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brad Lambert → Will Healy. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2020
W 49–21
at North Texas
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against North Texas.
With A. McAllister — 140 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · C. Bowler — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 56 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-35@ App State | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21@ Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs UTEP | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-53@ Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-37vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |