Player Career

Preston Lyons Career Story

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Player Story

Preston Lyons story

Preston Lyons built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 27, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Preston Lyons' career was his backfield work: 539 rushing yards, 101 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 51 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 51 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Preston Lyons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech13942.84.2
2010 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech10347.23.3-36
2011 PostseasonGeorgia Tech348568.6245
2011 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech348568.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Utah

Week 1 · L 27-30 · Postseason

Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

146

Scrimmage Yards

87.9 takeover

146 scrimmage yards and 29.9 usage.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 10 · W 30-27 · Conference game

41

Scrimmage Yards

70 takeover

Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.

#3

@ Wake Forest

Week 5 · W 24-20 · Conference game

47

Scrimmage Yards

64.2 takeover

Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 5.1 usage.

#4

@ Virginia

Week 8 · W 34-9 · Conference game

34

Scrimmage Yards

55 takeover

Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

34 scrimmage yards and 8.1 usage.

#5

vs Kansas

Week 3 · W 66-24

40

Scrimmage Yards

46 takeover

Win with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

40 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Georgia Tech

348 primary output · 56 efficiency · 8.6 usage

53.9

#2

2011 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

53.9

348 primary · 56 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

30.9

139 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games