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Wayne is currently pursuing a Masters in Social Work at M University.  He has started a tutoring program to assist at-risk kids. 

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Wayne is currently pursuing a Masters in Social Work at M University.  He has started a tutoring program to assist at-risk kids. 

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"I was able to show my friends that I could be a cool kid and get my work done as well. That's a message I want to get out."

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Kornacki: Lyons' Goals Include Gridiron and Beyond

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Kornacki: Lyons' Goals Include Gridiron and Beyond

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May 11, 2015
By Steve Kornacki
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Wayne Lyons takes aim at lofty goals both on and off the football field.• Kornacki Archive

Lyons, a graduate student transfer from Stanford, will play cornerback and wants to help get Michigan to the Rose Bowl he played in for the Cardinal.His big-picture dream involves taking the degree in architectural design he'll earn from Stanford and combining it with the School of Social Work post-graduate degree he's pursuing at Michigan to create a special community."I want to someday build a community that has high-end technology and provides high-end resources," said Lyons. "It will be a community where people are in touch and helping one another."The plan began in a sophomore class project with a mentor, and my architectural background is one part of building it. Studying social work at Michigan will provide me the techniques to bring people together. There is such diversity in the world, and I want to become more well-rounded in connecting with people."Reaching out for the common good is something Lyons has done since his days at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He not only was the valedictorian of his class, but the president of his sophomore, junior and senior classes. And he launched the "Lyons Virtual Book Club" on Facebook to promote reading among his peers, while reaching out to younger students with a mentoring program.Lyons also participated in prestigious U.S. Army All-American game and was recruited to Stanford by Jim Harbaugh, who became head coach of the San Francisco 49ers before Lyons began college. Now he's being reunited with Harbaugh, who was named the coach at Michigan in December."Coach Harbaugh recruited me and told me he had an opportunity to coach the Forty-Niners," Lyon said, "and I couldn't fault him for that. We missed each other, and now we're reunited on this team."When asked if he thought that would ever happen, Lyons chuckled and said, "No, but it's wild how it worked out. I reached out when I saw he was the new coach at Michigan. I know how competitive he is and that's how I am. We both have a strong desire to win."Lyons (6-1, 193 pounds) will be eligible to play this season for the Wolverines without sitting out by virtue of the NCAA's graduate student transfer rules.He made 30 tackles (18 solos) and forced a fumble last season for Stanford and was on the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list.Lyons was fifth on the team with 69 tackles (41 solos) in 2013, when he registered 4 1/2 tackles for losses, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and two interceptions. He had nine tackles against Arizona State, but said his best game came against the Fighting Irish."I made two interceptions and we beat Notre Dame," said Lyons, who made both his picks and broke up a pass in the pivotal fourth quarter of a 27-20 win.He helped the Cardinal beat Arizona State in the conference championship game before playing Michigan State in Pasadena and losing, 24-20."What I remember most about the Rose Bowl is the interception I did not get," said Lyons. "I lost track of it and dropped it."He was asked about coming to Michigan with the goal of another Rose Bowl appearance."Exactly," said Lyons, in a phone interview from Palo Alto, California. "I have a chance to make up for what I missed out on."Lyons visited Ann Arbor in late March to cement his decision."Michigan has an amazing campus and Ann Arbor is a lively community," said Lyons. "Everybody is in a good mood, and the guys in the football program are all close friends."I'm excited to become a part of the Wolverine family. Go Blue!"His father, Wayne, played football at Alabama A&M."I got my aggressiveness from him." said Lyons. "He was a linebacker."His mother, Gwen Bush, was hired by Harbaugh as director of the program's player development. She spurred her son's interest in reading by filling the house with books, and he could read well even before kindergarten."My mom doing that impacted me greatly," said Lyons. "That's why I was able to go to a school like Stanford and communicate with people of intellect. Reading is what allowed me to grow. I opened up that Facebook page to encourage my friends to read and see that reading is cool. It had an impact on them, too."His high school mentoring program was named P.A.R.T.Y. -- Pick Up Anything and Read To Yourself.Lyons, a National Honor Society Member at Dillard, was asked if becoming valedictorian was his greatest accomplishment in high school."I think so," he said. "I was able to show my friends that I could be a cool kid and get my work done as well. That's a message I want to get out."

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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

At Michigan
• Joined the program as a graduate transfer after four seasons at Stanford
• One-year letterman

Fifth-year senior (2015)
• Appeared in 13 games, appearing as a reserve cornerback in two contests and contributing on special teams
• UNLV (Sept. 19): Tallied two tackles
• BYU (Sept. 26): Recorded two tackles and a pass breakup
• at Maryland (Oct. 3): Made one tackle
• Northwestern (Oct. 10): Tallied one tackle

Senior (2014)
• Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
• Phil Steele Magazine preseason All-Pac 12 third team
• Played in 13 games
• Contributed 30 tackles (18 solo) and forced one fumble
• Posted a season-high six tackles vs. Army
• Had five-tackle efforts in road games against Notre Dame and UCLA
• Made three stops against Oregon and California
• Accounted for two pass breakups, one forced fumble and three stops vs. UC Davis
• Made one pass breakup at Washington.

Junior (2013)
• Named team's Special Teams Player of the Game vs. San Jose State and California
• Played in 14 games at cornerback
• Finished fifth on the team with 69 tackles (41 solos), including 4.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two pass breakups
• Posted a season-best nine tackles vs. Arizona State
• Tallied eight tackles at Utah
• Made seven stops, including one TFL, and a pass breakup vs. San Jose State
• Had six tackles and assisted on a TFL at USC
• Posted five-tackle efforts against Army, Washington State and Oregon
• Contributed three stops, one PBU and two fourth-quarter interceptions vs. Notre Dame
• Posted three tackles vs. Arizona State in the Pac-12 Championship game
• Made five tackles against Michigan State in the Rose Bowl.

Sophomore (2012)
• Played in 14 games with one start at cornerback
• Tallied six tackles vs. Arizona, his first career starting assignment
• Made five solo stops vs. San Jose State
• Registered three solo tackles against USC
• Made first career interception in the red zone during the fourth quarter at Cal.

Freshman (2011)
• Saw action in the first two games of the season before suffering a season-ending foot injury
• Posted two stops against San Jose State and one tackle against Duke.

Prep
• Graduated from Dillard High School (2011) coached by Manny Martin
• Class Valedictorian
• National Honor Society member
• Finalist for the National Football Foundation's Brian Piccolo Award
• Nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman
• 2010 Silver Knight Service Award nominee
• 2010 National Achievement Award recipient
• 2010 Congressional National Scholar
• 2010 Top 10% Award
• School's class president as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Also lettered in wrestling and track and field

Key Statistics
• Three-year football letterman
• Posted 45 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles during injury-shortened senior season
• Contributed 87 tackles and two interceptions as a junior
• Recorded a team-high 95 stops during sophomore year

Honors and Rankings
• 2010 U.S. Army All-American
• U.S. Army's Felix "Doc" Blanchard Award recipient
• Four-star recruit according to Rivals and Scout
• 2010 PrepStar All-American
• Listed as the No. 81 prospect on PrepStar's Top 150 Dream Team
• Rated as Florida's sixth-best safety prospect and the nation's 107th overall safety by Rivals
• Ranked as the 21st overall prospect in Florida by Rivals
• Listed as the nation's eighth-best safety prospect by Scout and the 10th-best prospect by Sporting News
• 2010 Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald Class 5A All-Broward County Defensive Team selection
• 2010 Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year
• 2010 Army National Combine Defensive MVP
• 2011 Team USA National Football Team
• 2011 Sporting News National All-Defensive Team
• Listed as the 16th-best high school prospect by Tom Lemming.

Personal
• Wayne Lyons II was born Sept. 20, 1992
• Son of Wayne Lyons and Gwendolyn Bush
• Has one sister, Danielle
• Father played football for Alabama A&M (1977-81)
• Uncle, Brian Bush, played football at Arizona (1982-83) and in the CFL (1984-85)
• Cousin, Frank Sanders, played at Auburn (1991-94) and in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens
• Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in architectural design in June 2015.

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                     2016  Football Bowl

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                     2016  Football Bowl

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University of M checked into a hotel on the evening of December 25th for the Bowl.  Here is a message from Wayne.