Cyril Lemon

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 315
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Marble Falls, TX
High School:
Marble Falls HS

2014:
• Team captain

2013:
• Was named to the Conference USA All-Conference First Team at offensive line
• Was named Midseason All-C-USA First-Team by Phil Steele
• The anchor of the North Texas offensive line, he started all 13 games and 37 straight
• Only player in the nation to start every game since his freshman year and be named to the all-conference team in three straight seasons
• Was part of an offensive line that has allowed only 11 sacks on the season and the fewest sacks in the nation with 17 over the last two years
• Paved the way for Brandin Byrd to rush for over 1,000 yards
• Was part of a record-breaking offense that has set a school record for total yards in a season with 5,336
• Made two starts at right tackle

2012:
• For the second straight year, Lemon was named to the Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Team
• Started all 12 games and has started all 24 games since his freshman year
• Was part of an offensive line that led the nation in allowing the fewest sacks in 2012
• The Mean Green offensive line gave up just six sacks last season and did not allow a sack in nine of the 12 games in 2012
• North Texas rushed for over 2,000 yards for the third time in the last four years
• Helped North Texas rush for over 200 yards in four games in 2012 and a season-high 352, which was the ninth highest total in school history.

2011:
• Played and started in all 12 games
• Named to the Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Team
• Only true freshman in the league to be on one of the three all-conference teams in the Sun Belt
• First freshman offensive lineman to earn all-conference honors at North Texas since 2000
• Second freshman offensive lineman to earn all-conference honors in Sun Belt history
• Helped lead the way for Lance Dunbar to gain 139 yards on the ground against ULM
• Protected quarterback Derek Thompson to allow him to throw for a career-high 332 yards and three touchdowns
• Collected his fourth start at right guard against Indiana, paving the way for 226 yards on the ground
• Was a member of the offensive line that allowed no sacks to Houston, Alabama, or Indiana
• Joined seven other true or redshirt freshman to start for North Texas against FIU in his first collegiate action
• Named a freshman member to the North Texas Leadership Committee.

High School:
• Was a District 25-4A First-Team selection in 2010
• Was a District 25-4A Second-Team pick as a junior
• Was a three-year starter at Marble Falls and in his senior season blocked for an offense that averaged 27 points a game.