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LYON
#29 Defensive Back
Nafees
LYON
#29 Defensive Back
Height 5'9
Weight 184 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-12-10 (28)
Born Charlotte, NC
School UNC Charlotte
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 2
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0
Profile Stats Transactions

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in October 2025.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 1

 

2025: First game with Roughriders, Oct. 10 vs. Toronto.

 

CFL: Lyon was with the Edmonton Elks (2021-22) before being traded to the Montreal Alouettes in August of his sophomore campaign. He went on to spend the next 2 1/2 seasons (2022-24) in Montreal, registering 115 tackles and five interceptions over 30 games played. He helped Montreal win a Grey Cup in 2023.

 

COLLEGE: Lyon spent five seasons (2016-20) at UNC Charlotte, suiting up for 40 games. He recorded 137 total tackles (five for a loss), two interceptions, 11 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He also returned 19 punts for 95 yards over his final two seasons.

 

MEDIA

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
EDM 4 27 0 0 2 0 0
2022
EDM,MTL 6 52 1 1 2 0 1
2023
MTL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
2024
MTL 10 31 1 0 1 0 0
2025
SSK 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total
24 116 2 1 5 0 1

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2021
EDM 4 0 0 0 4
2022
MTL 6 1 1 0 8
2022
EDM 8 0 0 0 8
2023
MTL 1 0 0 0 1
2024
MTL 10 0 0 0 10
2025
SSK 3 0 0 0 3

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
10-11
19 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-18
20 WPG 2 0 0 0 0 0
10-25
21 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS