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Ryder Lyons Signs With BYU on Early Signing Day

The Folsom High quarterback finalized his choice after reports he might delay due to plans for an LDS mission.

Overview

  • BYU announced the four-star quarterback’s signing Wednesday, with Lyons confirming the move on Instagram Live and in a post on X.
  • Earlier in the day, a Rivals report suggested he was unlikely to sign, but Lyons later indicated he would proceed and then put pen to paper.
  • He is expected to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida before enrolling at BYU.
  • Lyons headlines BYU’s 2026 class, is the program’s highest-rated signee of the Kalani Sitake era, and holds a 0.9818 composite rating from 247Sports.
  • The Folsom High standout has thrown for 3,270 yards with 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions this season and has his team in the California Division I-AA semifinals.