Nafees Lyon – Montreal Alouettes

#8 Defensive Back

#8 Defensive Back

Height 5'10

Weight 184 lbs

Birth Date (Age) 1996-12-10 (26)

Born Charlotte, NC

School Charlotte

Status AMER

Defensive Tackles 52

Special Teams Tackles 1

Interceptions 2

Sacks 1

Profile Stats

NEED TO KNOW:

Acquired: Free agent (Jan. 9, 2021)
CFL experience (Elks): 1 (1)
First CFL game (team): October 29, 2021 vs. Hamilton (Elks)
College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2015-20)
Highlights:
- Registered his first career CFL interception in his second game (Nov. 5, 2021 vs. SSK).
- Started his first CFL game in Week 13 vs. the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
- Started in Charlotte’s first ever bowl game (2019 Bahamas Bowl).
- Three-year starter at Charlotte.
- In 40 career games at Charlotte, Lyon accumulated 137 total tackles, two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, and two forced fumbles.

YEAR-BY-YEAR:

2021: (Edmonton) Started at cornerback in the last five games of the season, recording 27 tackles and two interceptions.

Seasons

YEAR	TEAM	GP	DT	ST	SACKS	INT	TD	FF
2021	EDM	5	27	0	0	2	0	0
2022	EDM	8	25	0	1	1	0	1
2022	MTL	6	27	1	0	1	1	0
	Total	19	79	1	1	4	1	1

DATE	WEEK	OPP	DT	ST	SACKS	INT	TD	FF
06-18	2	SSK	4	0	1	0	0	0
06-25	3	CGY	4	0	0	0	0	0
07-01	4	HAM	5	0	0	0	0	0
07-07	5	CGY	1	0	0	0	0	0
08-06	9	BC	6	0	0	0	0	0
08-13	10	SSK	1	0	0	1	0	0
08-19	11	OTT	2	0	0	0	0	0
08-27	12	OTT	2	0	0	0	0	1
09-09	14	BC	2	1	0	1	1	0
09-23	16	HAM	4	0	0	0	0	0
10-01	17	EDM	4	0	0	0	0	0
10-10	18	OTT	8	0	0	0	0	0
10-14	19	OTT	5	0	0	0	0	0
10-22	20	TOR	4	0	0	0	0	0
11-06	22	HAM	2	0	0	0	0	0
11-13	23	TOR	4	0	0	0	0	0
		Total	58	1	1	2	1	1