| No. 8 Montreal Alouettes | |
 Lyon with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022 | |
| Born: | (1996-12-10) December 10, 1996 (age 28) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| College | Charlotte |
| High school | Mallard Creek (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021–2022 | Edmonton Elks |
| 2022–present | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Nafees Lyon (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2015, Lyon played college football for the Charlotte 49ers from 2016 to 2020, while missing the 2017 season due to injury. He played in 40 games in four seasons where he recorded 137 total tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
Professional career
Edmonton Elks
Lyon signed with the Edmonton Elks on January 11, 2021. He began the 2021 season on the practice roster, but he made his professional debut on October 29, 2021, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he had six defensive tackles. He played and started in the five regular season games where he had 27 defensive tackles and two interceptions.
In 2022, he played in eight regular season games for the Elks where he had 25 defensive tackles, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble.
Montreal Alouettes
On August 31, 2022, Lyon was traded to the Montreal Alouettes along with Thomas Costigan in exchange for Avery Ellis and a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft. In his first game as an Alouette, on September 9, 2022, he scored his first career touchdown on a 52-yard interception return against the BC Lions. He played in six regular season games for the Alouettes where he had 27 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one interception, and one touchdown.
Personal life
Lyon was born to parents Tobin and Belinda Lyon and has one brother, Tobin II.
References
- ^ "Nafees Lyon". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Nafees Lyon". Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
- "BC Lions vs Montreal Alouettes". Canadian Football League. September 9, 2022.
External links
- Montreal Alouettes profile
Media related to Nafees Lyon at Wikimedia Commons
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Charlotte 49ers football players
- Edmonton Elks players
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Players of Canadian football from North Carolina
- Mallard Creek High School alumni