UNLV Rebels · WR RoomWR
#8 Taeshaun Lyons
Class RS JRStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'1" · 190 lbHometown Hayward, CA · Tennyson HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
X1Placement
StarterRoom
Wide ReceiverExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-28WR room context
View full depth chart →Taeshaun Lyons holds the WR-X · Starter spot in UNLV Rebels’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Taeshaun Lyons logged a 3.6% overall usage rate in 2025.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
15
Receptions
234
Receiving yds
3
Receiving TD
15.6
Yards / rec
Background & career
Taeshaun Lyons is a 6'1" wide receiver from Hayward, California, who played college football at Utah before joining UNLV. A four-star recruit ranked 216th nationally in the 2023 class, Lyons wears number 8 for the Rebels. In 2025, his first season at UNLV, he caught 15 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 15.6 yards per reception with a long of 72 yards. Now a redshirt junior, Lyons continues his career as a returning member of the roster.
Washington2023
Utah2024
UNLV2025 — presentPrevious schoolUtahRecruiting4-star · No. 216 nationalOriginHayward, CA · Tennyson HS