2021 Football Roster
Roster
Lyles, Dominic

Jersey Number 1
Dominic Lyles
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- DeMatha Catholic
Bio
2021 Spring All-Patriot League Second Team ... 2021 Academic All-Patriot League Team ... 2021 FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ... graduated with school records in single-game receptions (14, 2021 Spring) and single-game touchdown receptions (3, 2021).
2021 (Senior): Team captain with Grayson Cherubino, Tarrin Earle and Jacob Russ ... voted to the Academic All-Patriot League Team ... FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ... started all seven appearances at wide receiver ... finished second among Bison in receiving yards (214) and tied for third in receptions (17) ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (10/25) after matching the school record with three touchdown catches against Georgetown ... totaled 110 yards on five receptions during that game, with touchdown catches being of 31, 24 and 34 yards ... also went over 1,000 yards in career during the Hoya game ... missed Bucknell's first two games due to illness and final two games due to injury ... earned Bucknell's Tom Gadd Coaches' Award ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ... presented Bucknell's 'ray Bucknell Diversity Award for work to eliminate attitudes and actions that have separated, excluded or marginalized people in the past and facilitate true understanding and recognition among multiple campus and Lewisburg constituencies ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Spring (Junior): All-Patriot League Second Team honoree ... started all four games at wide receiver ... led the Bison in receptions (31) and receiving yards (291) ... caught a 27-yard touchdown pass against Lafayette ... matched classmate Brandon Sanders's school record in single-game receptions (14) at Lehigh ... posted 103 receiving yards during that game ... logged 97 yards on nine receptions in the Patriot League Championship Game ... caught at least five passes in three of four games ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's outstanding back or receiver ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games, making eight starts at wide receiver ... first career start came in the season opener at Temple ... led the Bison in receiving yards (579) and finished second in receptions (36) and touchdown catches (2) ... made at least five catches at Sacred Heart (5), against No. 23/RV Princeton (8) and at Colgate (7) ... went over 100 yards in a single game for the first time against Princeton, recording 108 ... also exceeded 60 yards at Sacred Heart (98), at Colgate (81) and against Georgetown (61) ... caught three passes of at least 50 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown pass at Sacred Heart ... season-long reception of 54 yards came against Princeton ... second touchdown catch of the season, a 45 yarder, was the game-deciding score of the Georgetown game ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games on special teams and at wide receiver ... had seven catches for 62 yards ... 47 yards came on four receptions in Bucknell’s final three contests ... made two catches at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 and against Fordham in the season finale ... had 22 yards against the Rams and 16 against the Wildcats, highest two figures of the campaign ... honored as Bucknell’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
DeMatha Catholic High School: Three-year football letterwinner … 2017 and 2016 all-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference … helped team win WCAC championship as a sophomore and as a junior … 2015 DeMatha Catholic team finished 11-1 and was ranked No. 11 in the final USA Today High School rankings … 2016 squad went 12-0 and was fourth in the final USA Today High School poll … also played freshman basketball and was selected as the team’s Unsung Hero.
Personal: Dominic Cristian Lyles … born December 6, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … son of Victor and Simone Lyles … has one brother, Chaz, who is a wide receiver at Stevenson University … father Victor played football at Morgan State … member of the National Honor Society … made Dean’s List every semester at DeMatha Catholic … DeMatha Catholic Gentleman’s Award winner … nominee for the Thomas Eastman Award, which recognizes a student who embodies the traits of scholarship, character and commitment to DeMatha Catholic … co-founded the Bison Athletes of Color Affinity Group ... major was international relations.
2021 (Senior): Team captain with Grayson Cherubino, Tarrin Earle and Jacob Russ ... voted to the Academic All-Patriot League Team ... FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ... started all seven appearances at wide receiver ... finished second among Bison in receiving yards (214) and tied for third in receptions (17) ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (10/25) after matching the school record with three touchdown catches against Georgetown ... totaled 110 yards on five receptions during that game, with touchdown catches being of 31, 24 and 34 yards ... also went over 1,000 yards in career during the Hoya game ... missed Bucknell's first two games due to illness and final two games due to injury ... earned Bucknell's Tom Gadd Coaches' Award ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ... presented Bucknell's 'ray Bucknell Diversity Award for work to eliminate attitudes and actions that have separated, excluded or marginalized people in the past and facilitate true understanding and recognition among multiple campus and Lewisburg constituencies ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Spring (Junior): All-Patriot League Second Team honoree ... started all four games at wide receiver ... led the Bison in receptions (31) and receiving yards (291) ... caught a 27-yard touchdown pass against Lafayette ... matched classmate Brandon Sanders's school record in single-game receptions (14) at Lehigh ... posted 103 receiving yards during that game ... logged 97 yards on nine receptions in the Patriot League Championship Game ... caught at least five passes in three of four games ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's outstanding back or receiver ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games, making eight starts at wide receiver ... first career start came in the season opener at Temple ... led the Bison in receiving yards (579) and finished second in receptions (36) and touchdown catches (2) ... made at least five catches at Sacred Heart (5), against No. 23/RV Princeton (8) and at Colgate (7) ... went over 100 yards in a single game for the first time against Princeton, recording 108 ... also exceeded 60 yards at Sacred Heart (98), at Colgate (81) and against Georgetown (61) ... caught three passes of at least 50 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown pass at Sacred Heart ... season-long reception of 54 yards came against Princeton ... second touchdown catch of the season, a 45 yarder, was the game-deciding score of the Georgetown game ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games on special teams and at wide receiver ... had seven catches for 62 yards ... 47 yards came on four receptions in Bucknell’s final three contests ... made two catches at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 and against Fordham in the season finale ... had 22 yards against the Rams and 16 against the Wildcats, highest two figures of the campaign ... honored as Bucknell’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
DeMatha Catholic High School: Three-year football letterwinner … 2017 and 2016 all-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference … helped team win WCAC championship as a sophomore and as a junior … 2015 DeMatha Catholic team finished 11-1 and was ranked No. 11 in the final USA Today High School rankings … 2016 squad went 12-0 and was fourth in the final USA Today High School poll … also played freshman basketball and was selected as the team’s Unsung Hero.
Personal: Dominic Cristian Lyles … born December 6, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … son of Victor and Simone Lyles … has one brother, Chaz, who is a wide receiver at Stevenson University … father Victor played football at Morgan State … member of the National Honor Society … made Dean’s List every semester at DeMatha Catholic … DeMatha Catholic Gentleman’s Award winner … nominee for the Thomas Eastman Award, which recognizes a student who embodies the traits of scholarship, character and commitment to DeMatha Catholic … co-founded the Bison Athletes of Color Affinity Group ... major was international relations.
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