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2025 NIU Football Roster

12 Keshawn Lyons

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Position Cornerback
  • Hometown Cahokia, Ill.
  • High School Cahokia
  • Prev School McKendree

Biography

PRIOR TO NIU (McKENDREE)

2024 

  • Great Lakes Valley Conference honorable mention selection 

  • Made 45 tackles, 35 solo, with 2.5 tackles for loss in 11 games.  

  • Intercepted two passes and broke up 14.  

  • Recorded season-high seven tackles versus MSU Moorhead (9-21) and UIndy (10-19). 

  • Six pass break-ups came in the MSU Moorhead game.  

  • Had two tackles for loss at William Jewell (11-16). 

  • Tallied at least one stop in every game. 

2023 

  • Made 18 tackles, 13 solo, in 10 games as a freshman.  

  • Intercepted a pass and broke up one.  

  • Posted a season high four stops at UIndy (11-4) and versus Ashland (12-1).  

HIGH SCHOOL 

Honors and Awards 

  • Team Captain 

Individual Stats 

  • 2022: 42 tackles, 30 Solo, 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery; 19 catches, 314 yards, 2 touchdowns, 148 kickoff return yards 

  • 2021: 24 tackles, 14 solo, 6 pass breakups 

Team Results Record 

  • 2022: 4-5 

  • 2021: 5-5 

Academics and Sport Involvement 

  • Ran Track for Cahokia 

  • 2x All-State performer (110 and 300 hurdles) 

PERSONAL 

  • Qualified for the Honor Roll in first semester at McKendree. 

  • Birthday is September 15. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Junior

    Cornerback
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 12

    2025Junior

    Cornerback
    6'1" 180 lbs
    12