Safety, Western Michigan (from Austin Peay), 2022–⁠25

Jaden Lyles

Number
No. 16
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Henderson, TN

Jaden Lyles played safety at Austin Peay (2022–⁠24) and Western Michigan (2025).

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022; United Athletic champions, 2023; MAC champions, 2025

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2023Austin Peay3300100
2024Austin Peay6500100
2025Western Michigan221300000
Career312100200

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Austin Peay16SFr.
2023Austin Peay16SSo.
2024Austin Peay16SJr.
2025Western Michigan16SSr.5′10″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2025 Western Michigan 10 games, 22 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29atMichigan StateL 6–⁠23520000
Sep 6vs.North TexasL 30–⁠33440000
Sep 27vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠14110000
Oct 4atMassachusettsW 21–⁠3110000
Oct 11vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠0110000
Oct 25atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠26220000
Nov 11vs.OhioW 17–⁠13310000
Nov 18atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠19110000
Dec 6vs.Miami (OH)W 23–⁠13100000
Dec 19 ✦vs.Kennesaw StateW 41–⁠6300000
2024 Austin Peay 2 games, 6 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31atLouisvilleL 0–⁠62650000
Oct 26vs.Tarleton StateL 17–⁠27––––1–
2023 Austin Peay 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 9atTennesseeL 13–⁠30330000
Oct 14vs.Gardner-WebbW 41–⁠14––––1–
2022 Austin Peay 1 game, 1 return, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 5atNorth AlabamaW 38–⁠35––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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