CAREER: 32 GP, 558 att, 2250 yds, 16 TD; 22 rec, 110 yds
SENIOR (2012): Started in all 11 games... recorded 555 net rushing yards and led the team with three rushing TDs... team-leading 168 attempts, averaged 3.3 ypc... recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing game with 106 yards on 28 attempts against Butler... matched a career-high with two touchdowns... following the game overtook 10th place on the Western career ‘Top 10’ in rushing yards and TDs... moved into a tie for seventh in career 100-yard games, and ninth in rushing attempts... he and Nikko Watson made 13th time in Leatherneck history with two running backs surpassing 100 yards rushing... just missed on another 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 99 yards on 19 carries against Indianapolis... held to 16 rushing yards on nine attempts and his pass reception went for minus-6 yards at Iowa State... 36 rushing yards on 13 attempts against Illinois State, and caught a 2-yard pass... surpassed 2,000 yards (2,005) in the win at South Dakota, netting 53 yards and a rushing TD... moved into a tie for ninth all-time with 16 rushing TDs... team-leading 46 rushing yards on 13 attempts at South Dakota State... team-leading 72 yards on 16 attempts against Indiana State... team-leading 75 rushing yards on 25 attempts at Missouri State... 22 rushing yards against UNI... four rushing yards versus Youngstown State... 26 yards at Southern Illinois.
JUNIOR (2011): Started in seven of his eight games played... team-leading 620 rush yards on 144 attempts (4.3 ypc)... also led ground game with four rushing TDs... led the Leathernecks in rushing with 48 yards on 14 carries in the season-opener at Sam Houston State... named Honorable Mention College Football Performance Awards after rushing for a game-high 118 yards on 18 attempts against Jacksonville... recorded a 54-yard touchdown run right before the first half ended... 118 yards was his fifth career 100-yard game... sat out the Missouri game and came back against Northern Iowa with a team-leading 79 yards rushing and a touchdown (1-yard run)... team-high 89 rushing yards on 16 attempts (5.6 ypc) against Southern Illinois... again paced the team with 79 rushing yards on 21 attempts at Indiana State... team-leading third rushing TD thanks to his 2-yard plunge... team-leading 60 rushing yards on 18 carries against Missouri State... did not play against Youngstown State with an injury... returned to the lineup against Illinois State and rushed for 43 yards on 14 carries... came back from his injury to play in the finale against North Dakota State... teamed with Nikko Watson to become 12th set of teammates in program history to each rush for 100 yards in a game... tallied 104 yards on 25 attempts and scored a TD.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team... transferred from Michigan State in January... rushed for 86 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown against Valparaiso... played just over two quarters in the season-opening win... team-leading 73 yards on 21 carries at Purdue, including a one-yard touchdown run... also caught two passes for 20 yards in the game... finished with 69 rushing yards on 14 carries (4.9 average per carry) and a touchdown against Sam Houston State... also caught a 10-yard pass in the win... joined Bryce Flowers in recording a 100-yard rushing game against Indiana State, finishing with 115 yards and two touchdowns in the win... averaged four yards per carry during the rainy Homecoming victory... game-high 106 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in the win at North Dakota State... averaged 5.9 yards per carry, including a season-long 36-yarder on his first carry of the game... finished with 39 rushing yards at South Dakota State (15 carries)... rushed for a team-high 83 yards on 13 carries (6.4 yards per carry), including a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helping Western defeat Youngstown State... team-leading 54 rushing yards on 20 carries at Missouri State, and caught three passes for 20 yards... rushed for game-high 105 yards on 24 carries against Illinois State... 29 rushing yards on six carries and caught two passes totaling 15 yards at Southern Illinois... rushed for a game and season-high 140 yards on 31 carries in the win over Northern Iowa... one-yard touchdown run in the victory, giving him a share of the team lead with eight... game-high 89 rushing yards on 18 carries in the win at Coastal Carolina... 24 yards came on a key run during the game-winning drive... rushed for team-high 87 yards on 21 carries in the snowy playoff game at Appalachian State... scored a one-yard touchdown run... surpassed 1,000 rushing yards on the season during the second half of the contest.
AT MICHIGAN STATE: Started the first four games of the season and saw action in seven contests... rushed for 156 yards on 40 carries (3.9 yards per carry)... one rushing touchdown... carried the ball six times for 11 yards at Illinois... rushed for 23 yards on just three carries (7.7-yard average) and had one reception for 14 yards at Notre Dame... collected 51 yards on the ground on 16 carries against Central Michigan, including his first career touchdown... in his collegiate debut, led the team with 71 rushing yards on 12 carries against Montana State... redshirted in 2008.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated among the nation's top running backs by Rivals.com (No. 43), Scouts, Inc. (No. 65) and Scout.com (No. 87)... named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team... ranked among the state's top seniors by Scouts, Inc. (No. 10), Lansing State Journal (No. 14), Rivals.com (No. 17), Detroit Free Press (No. 19), Scout.com (No. 19) and The Detroit News (No. 23)... selected to represent the East in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game... All-State (Division 2) selection by the Detroit Free Press in 2007... Second Team All-North pick by The Detroit News as a senior... two-year starter for Coach Al Fracassa at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.... rushed 195 times for 1,150 yards (5.9-yard average) and 15 touchdowns as a senior... led the Warriors in all-purpose yards for the second year in a row with 1,265 yards (115 yards per game.)... returned five kickoffs for 112 yards (22.4-yard average)... recorded six 100-yard rushing games in 2007... closed out his senior year with three straight 100-yard rushing games, including a career-best 200 yards and two scores on 24 attempts versus Adams... scored 13 rushing touchdowns over the last seven games... carried 23 times for 156 yards and two touchdowns against St. Mary Prep... rushed for 128 yards and three scores on 14 attempts against University of Detroit Jesuit... gained 1,039 yards on 215 carries and scored 11 touchdowns as a junior... accounted for a team-best 1,211 all-purpose yards in 2006... returned seven kickoffs for 178 yards (25.4-yard average)... posted four 100-yard rushing games as a junior, including 23 carries for a season-high 161 yards and a touchdown versus Traverse City West... scored three rushing touchdowns in the 2006 season finale vs. Ford... played for coach Al Fracassa.
PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Mildred Lyle... born Dec. 20, 1989 in Detroit, Mich.... his mother has been a major influence, "She finds a way to get anything done."... enjoys sleeping and watching film.
MAJOR: Sociology
