Tight end, Michigan State, 2012–⁠16

Jamal Lyles

Lettered 2013–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Southfield, MI

Jamal Lyles played tight end at Michigan State (2012–⁠16).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Michigan State55811.6018
2014Michigan State57414.8021
2015Michigan State813316.6126
2016Michigan State1214512.1124
Career3041013.7226

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Michigan State11TE
2013Michigan State11TE
2014Michigan State11TE
2015Michigan State11TE
2016Michigan State11TE6′3″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Michigan State51.05––5.3–
2014Michigan State90.54––4.9–
2015Michigan State120.86––10.4–
2016Michigan State140.88––12.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Michigan State 7 games, 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.FurmanW 28–⁠13112112–
Sep 24vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠30110010–
Oct 8vs.BYUL 14–⁠31111011–
Oct 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠54339017–
Oct 22atMarylandL 17–⁠28357024–
Oct 29vs.MichiganL 23–⁠321303–
Nov 26atPenn StateL 12–⁠4521309–
2015 Michigan State 7 games, 8 catches, 133 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.OregonW 31–⁠28118018–
Sep 26vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠10126026–
Oct 3vs.PurdueW 24–⁠21221013–
Oct 10atRutgersW 31–⁠24123023–
Oct 24vs.IndianaW 52–⁠26111011–
Nov 7atNebraskaL 38–⁠391161160
Nov 28vs.Penn StateW 55–⁠16118018–
2014 Michigan State 4 games, 5 catches, 74 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠7110010–
Oct 11atPurdueW 45–⁠31236021–
Nov 15atMarylandW 37–⁠151707–
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 42–⁠41121021–
2013 Michigan State 4 games, 5 catches, 58 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.Youngstown StateW 55–⁠17219013–
Sep 21atNotre DameL 13–⁠17116016–
Oct 26atIllinoisW 42–⁠3118018–
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordW 24–⁠201505–

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

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