Colin Lyons holds the C · Starter spot in Akron Zips’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Colin Lyons is a center from McKeesport, PA, where he was a four-year letter winner and earned first-team All-State honors along with All-Conference selections on both sides of the ball. He received the Bill Fralic Award as the top offensive lineman in the WPIAL and was named conference Defensive Player of the Year. Lyons appeared in four games during his 2022 freshman season at Akron, then played in all 12 contests in 2023. After missing the 2024 season, he returned to start all 12 games in 2025, recording three total tackles.

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