Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan State
Jamal Lyles
TE • 6'3" • Southfield, MI, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jamal Lyles reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Jamal Lyles built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Southfield, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jamal Lyles' career was his receiving role: 30...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Jamal Lyles, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jamal Lyles reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 410
- Receptions
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jamal Lyles quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 410
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southfield-lathrup · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Southfield-lathrup · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 145 receiving yards · TE 95th (top 31%) · Big Ten 77th (top 38%) · National 735th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 8 | 133 | 1 | 72.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 12 | 145 | 1 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Jamal Lyles played TE for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamal Lyles recorded 410 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 133 primary output with 91.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
20.7
Efficiency
67.1
Usage
10.6
Consistency
32.9
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 12. Wisconsin: 10. BYU: 11. Northwestern: 39. Maryland: 57. Michigan: 3. Penn State: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 1 by 80. Wisconsin: 1 by 66.7. BYU: 1 by 73.3. Northwestern: 3 by 86.7. Maryland: 3 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 20. Penn State: 2 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins12 · Games = 1 · -10.2 vs Losses
Losses22.2 · Games = 6 · +10.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
100 vs Maryland
Player Story
Jamal Lyles story
Jamal Lyles built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Southfield, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jamal Lyles' career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 410 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jamal Lyles' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 58 | 74.2 | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 58 | 74.2 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 74 | 78.4 | 6.9 | 16 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 74 | 78.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 133 | 91.9 | 6.6 | 59 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 145 | 67.1 | 10.6 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 8 · L 17-28 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
97 takeover
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 45-31 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 30-10
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Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 42-3 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
72.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 4 · L 13-17
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Receiving Yards
68.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
133 primary output · 91.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
72.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
58.9
145 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Michigan State
53.8
58 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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