California · W 39-31
No catches.
North Dakota State · W 13-7
No catches.
Northern Illinois · W 31-24
4 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD
The other 5 games average 27 yards. This one was 24 above.
Lyons has catches in 6 of UNLV’s 8 games: none against California and North Dakota State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Taeshaun Lyons
Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 51 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Northern Illinois — Week 9, 2026.
185 receiving yards · 16 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Northern Illinois on Oct. 31: 4 catches for 51 yards, 2 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 16 catches for 185 yards. UNLV has thrown to him 24 times in 179 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 51 receiving yards, 4 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Akron | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Total | 16 | 185 | 11.6 | 1 | 36 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 31-24
4 rec · 51 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With J. Arnold — 269 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 26.3 · 86 rush yds (13 car) · M. Choules — 51.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
466th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2512% of team targetsCatch rate
64%16 of 25 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 25 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 37.0 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 27.8 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 26.8 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 51.0 | 12.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
42.2%
218 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #368 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #31 of 41 Mountain West WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kalen DeBoer, Kyle Whittingham and Dan Mullen.
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