#3

Devonte Lyons

RBSophomore5' 11", 190 lbsSaint Augustine, FL
Florida International Panthers3-5 · TDC #119
Snap share
41%
2 of 8 started · likely 33–51%
Rush yards
435
114th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.6
166th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
10
705th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.06
179th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

102 plays · +6.5 total EPA · 179th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.06
Passing+0.38
Rushing+0.02
1st down-0.07
2nd down+0.21
3rd down+0.10
Standard downs0.00
Passing downs+0.36
LyonsRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays19%
Pass plays5%
Run plays35%
1st down24%
2nd down18%
3rd down13%
Standard downs24%
Passing downs9%
LyonsRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries87—
Success rate46.0%146th / 332
Explosive run rate9.2%271st / 332
Stuffed at the line16.1%180th / 332
First downs21—
Red-zone carries11—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share7.2%—
Catch rate72.7%—
Success rate per target54.5%—
Yards per target7.3—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Lyons's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
13
10 caught (77%)
Avg. depth of target
0.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.6
69 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 69 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

77% comp0.2 avg. depth8.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target2100% · 28yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (36%), 3 caught (75%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target475% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction92 carries

Left
25%
4.3 YPC · 52% succ.
Middle
57%
4.3 YPC · 42% succ.
Right
18%
6.2 YPC · 59% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Florida International

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Lyons’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
7
3 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
5.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.7
5 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
13
of 18 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

69% comp5.0 avg. depth1.7 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), -5 yds, -5.0 per target1100% · -5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction11 carries

Left
45%
2.4 YPC · 20% succ.
Middle
27%
4.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
27%
-1.3 YPC · 0% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFlorida International#119 · 3-5841%944354.6146.0%109507.2%
2025Florida International#104 · 7-61115%371423.8123.8%126505.9%
2024Florida International#114 · 4-8314%432886.7246.3%42604.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Devonte Lyons's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Devonte Lyons's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Middle Tennessee (Week 8)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@South FloridaL 9–193.68202.507·····
2BuffaloW 33–202.111464.209·····
3@Florida AtlanticL 10–163.37152.1013·····
4Long Island UniversityW 20–34.610363.609·····
6New Mexico StateW 22–36.514785.602311010.0010
7@Jacksonville StateL 24–277.315734.911222613.0017
8Middle TennesseeL 23–267.7191156.10204328.0016
9@LibertyL 10–496.710525.20133279.0012
2026 · 8 games5.2944354.612310959.5017

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries94—
Yards435114th / 1519
Yards / carry4.6166th / 312
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long23—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10705th / 2089
Yards95803rd / 2074
Yards / catch9.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · South Florida—75~28 (19–36)937%
Wk 2 · Buffalo—78~23 (16–30)1129%
Wk 3 · Florida Atlantic—78~19 (13–25)724%
Wk 4 · Long Island University—59~19 (13–25)1032%
Wk 6 · New Mexico State—66~25 (17–32)1538%
Wk 7 · Jacksonville State—73~38 (26–49)1752%
Wk 8 · Middle Tennessee✓ RB57~42 (35–47)2474%
Wk 9 · Liberty✓ RB54~30 (20–39)1356%
Season2 GS540224 (178–277)10641%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Florida International roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
3Devonte LyonsRBSO944354.6110+0.06
1Anthony CarrieRBSO822583.1110-0.06
22Sterling JosephRBFR23883.803-0.09
10Jayden FordRBFR7547.701-0.03
21Nate HenryRBJR2157.50—+0.34
36Justin CompereRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Florida International depth chart →