Player Dossier

2016-2021

Charlotte

Nafees Lyon

DB • 5'10" • 184 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nafees Lyon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

9.4

Efficiency

26.4

Consistency

61.4

Season Value

26.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Charlotte

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Charlotte
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: App State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nafees Lyon, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Charlotte. Nafees Lyon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Charlotte paired 0 primary output with 11.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Charlotte

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

26.4

Usage

9.4

Consistency

61.4

Best Game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 2. Florida Atlantic: 0. North Texas: 1. UTEP: 0. Duke: 1. Western Kentucky: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 10 by 61.7. Florida Atlantic: 0 by 0. North Texas: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 8 by 33.3. Duke: 1 by 14.2. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs App State

Result
Sun 12/6vs Western KentuckyL 19-3755001
Sat 10/31@ DukeL 19-53110010
Sat 10/24vs UTEPW 38-2885000
Sun 10/11@ North TexasW 49-2122001
Sat 10/3@ Florida AtlanticL 17-2100000
Sat 9/12@ App State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 20-35104200

Career Arc

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

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    Charlotte

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonCharlotte011.81.8
2017 Regular SeasonCharlotte00
2018 Regular SeasonCharlotte6.520.24.16.5
2019 PostseasonCharlotte520.53.9-1.5
2019 Regular SeasonCharlotte520.53.90
2020 Regular SeasonCharlotte526.49.40
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte0-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

App State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#2

Tennessee

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#3

Old Dominion

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#4

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

#5

Marshall

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Charlotte

0 primary output · 11.8 efficiency · 1.8 usage

37.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Charlotte

26.7

5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Charlotte

13

6.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8267

Mallard Creek · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Charlotte
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

123

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
123