Ryder Lyons
Position: QB
Height: 6’3
Weight: 225
High School: Folsom High School
Hometown: Folsom, California
- A four-star recruit on 247Sports
- Composite score of 0.9818 on 247Sports
- Highest rated recruit in the Kalani Sitake era
- No. 35 in ESPN Top 300
- 2024-25 California Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior
- Also recruited by Oregon, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Pitt, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech and Washington
- Threw for 9,859 total yards in high school career
- Navy All-American selection
- Sophomore year: 3,578 passing yards
- Junior year: 3,011 passing yards
- Senior year: 3,270 passing yards
- 118 passing touchdowns over high school career
- 1,880 rushing yards over high school career, including 929 yards in sophomore year
- 52 rushing touchdowns over high school career
- Also played varsity basketball
