How a conversation in 2022 led to BYU landing 5-star QB Ryder Lyons

June 28, 2025

By Dick Harmon, Deseret News: BYU’s ability to pitch five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons began five years ago, when it offered him a scholarship while he was in the eighth grade, but it took a serious turn three years ago.

If BYU had taken the same approach it did with his brother, four-star tight end Walker Lyons, who signed with Stanford and is now at USC, the Folsom High quarterback and national star of the class of 2026 would be heading to Oregon.

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How a shift in recruiting, a player's prayer and some unlikely assistance yielded BYU football its biggest recruiting win in decades

How a conversation between Steve Young and Ryder Lyons' parents in 2022 proved pivotal in the Cougars' pursuit of prized QB.

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