High school football: Folsom tight end, Stanford commit Walker Lyons suffers broken leg in opener

By Staff Report Aug 19, 2022, 9:30pm

Top 100 prospect hauled in 42 passes for 646 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior for perennial powerhouse.

Top 100 high school football prospect Walker Lyons of Folsom (Calif.) suffered a broken leg in the first quarter of his season opener Friday night, according to Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee.

Lyons, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound tight end, is regarded as the No. 89 overall prospect in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports and committed to Stanford in July. Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State and USC were among the 33 schools that extended scholarship offers.

As a junior, Lyons caught 42 passes for 646 yards and seven touchdowns. Those totals included a season-high 11 receptions and 155 yards in a loss to national powerhouse De La Salle (Concord) last October.

According to live scoring logs from Friday's game, the injury happened about midway through the first quarter in Folsom's highly-anticipated opener against Monterey Trail.
Walker Lyons takes the field for a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff game last November.
Walker Lyons takes the field for a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff game last November.
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