Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 5 | 44 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 |
#7
Walker Lyons
Junior tight end for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Folsom, CA
CFB Index 42 · #100 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred USC → BYU 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.
The numbers
44
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 8.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 22 yds, vs Arizona
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2023.
- Transferred from USC to BYU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
30.1own fans
0rival fans
In Their Words
147 windows · 2026 fan posts
walker×93.6roger×369.9saleapaga×529.6usc×26.0ryan×23.9byu×28.3tight×19.1oregon×9.3
“Love this kid, both confident and humble. We're stacked at the TE spot with him and Walker Lyons”
youtube/BYUtv Sports Nation · fan post, verbatim
Walker Lyons
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lincoln Riley and Kalani Sitake. One game to point at: 22 rec yds, 3 receptions against Arizona — Week 2, 2026.
44 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 42 yds vs Michigan.Michigan · W 31-132025
2023
- Signed with USC4-star out of Folsom
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to BYU
2025USC
2026BYU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 9.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
3 rec · 22 yds
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Neal Johnson’s 2022 season.
76%match
Matches Neal on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Neal on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lawson Luckie's sophomore season at Georgia (2024).
Matches Lawson on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Lawson on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Walker Lyons
The tight end room · BYU
- #7Walker Lyons223 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Roger Saleapaga26 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Noah Moeaki16 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Will Zundel2 games · 2025
- #87Ethan Ericksonno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology