Player Dossier

2024-2025

USC

Walker Lyons

TE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Folsom, CA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Walker Lyons reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

63.7

Consistency

46

Season Value

54

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

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.

Walker Lyons, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC. Walker Lyons reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

USC paired 223 primary output with 63.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 63.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · USC

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

20.3

Efficiency

63.7

Usage

7.9

Consistency

46

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 7. Georgia Southern: 40. Purdue: 9. Michigan State: 12. Illinois: 39. Michigan: 42. Notre Dame: 25. Northwestern: 9. Iowa: 12. Oregon: 6. UCLA: 22

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. Missouri State: 1 by 46.7. Georgia Southern: 2 by 100. Purdue: 1 by 60. Michigan State: 2 by 40. Illinois: 4 by 65. Michigan: 2 by 100. Notre Dame: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 60. Iowa: 2 by 40. Oregon: 1 by 40. UCLA: 3 by 48.9

Split Comparison

Wins19.1 · n=8 · -4.2 vs Losses
Losses23.3 · n=3 · +4.2 vs Wins
First Half24.8 · n=6 · +10.0 vs Second Half
Second Half14.8 · n=5 · -10.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Notre Dame

Result
Sun 11/30vs UCLAW 29-103227.37.30010
Sat 11/22@ OregonL 27-42166606
Sat 11/15vs IowaW 26-212126609
Sat 11/8vs NorthwesternW 38-17199909
Sat 10/18@ Notre DameL 24-341252525025
Sat 10/11vs MichiganW 31-132422121021
Sat 9/27@ IllinoisL 32-344399.89.80018
Sun 9/21vs Michigan StateW 45-3121266110
Sat 9/13@ PurdueW 33-17199909
Sat 9/6vs Georgia SouthernW 59-202402020126
Sat 8/30vs Missouri StateW 73-13177707

Career Arc

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

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    USC

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonUSC3647.46.9
2025 Regular SeasonUSC22363.77.9187

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42

Primary metric

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Georgia Southern

40

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Illinois

39

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 65 efficiency score.

#4

Notre Dame

25

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Notre Dame

11

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · USC

223 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage

54

#2

2024 Regular Season · USC

42

36 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9452

Folsom · Folsom, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

259

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 14 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Walker Lyons quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career receiving yards
259