Lance Skyler

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 282
Position:
DT
Hometown:
Lancaster, Texas
High School:
Lancaster

Career: Played in 46 games in his Lumberjack career with 37 starts ... Finished with 137 career tackles, including 52 solo tackles ... Also posted 17.0 tackles for loss (61 yards) and 7.0 sacks (40 yards) ... Honorable mention All-Southland Conference performer in 2014.

2015 (Senior): Started all 11 games on the Lumberjack defensive line ... Finished the year with 35 tackles, including eight solo stops and 2.0 tackles for loss ... Also registered a pair of fumble recoveries ... Registered a season-best six tackles at Central Arkansas with 0.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded four tackles each against Northern Arizona, McNeese State and Nicholls ... Also registered 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over the Colonels ... Had three tackles on three other occasions, including a pair of solo tackles each against Abilene Christian and Sam Houston State ... Logged a fumble recovery in the win at 21st-ranked Southeastern Louisiana and again in the win over Incarnate Word.

2014 (Junior): All-Southland Conference honorable mention selection ... Started all 13 games at defensive tackle for SFA ... Posted 43 tackles on the year, including 19 solo stops ... Ranked among the SLC leaders in both tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (6.0) ... Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Central Arkansas ... Posted six tackles with 3.5 sacks in the win at sixth-ranked McNeese State, earning SLC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 10) ... Finished with five tackles in the win over eighth-ranked Southeastern Louisiana ... Had four tackles against Abilene Christian with 1.5 sacks ... Recorded three tackles with a tackle for loss at Northern Iowa in the NCAA FCS opening round.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts on the defensive line ... Tallied 23 tackles on the year, including 12 solo stops and five tackles for loss ... Posted a season-best four tackles, including two unassisted tackles, and 1.5 tackles for loss against McNeese State ... Finished with three tackles on three separate occasions, logging a pair of solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss at Central Arkansas ... Also tallied three tackles against Nicholls State and at Northwestern State.

2012 (Freshman): Played in 11 games earning three starts ... Finished the season with 36 tackles, including 13 solo stops, and 1.5 tackles for losses ... Also recorded a sack, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick ... Recorded a career-high eight tackles against Sam Houston State ... Also recovered a fumble against the Bearkats ... Equaled his career high with eight stops against Lamar ... Forced a fumble, blocked a kick and recorded his lone sack of the season at SMU.

2011: (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season.

Prior to SFA: A two-star defensive end according the Scout.com ... An ESPN.com three-star recruit ... Ranked among the top 160 defensive ends in the nation according to ESPN.com ... A four-time all-district selection ... Three-time first-team all-district ... Garnered second all-district honors as a freshman ... Also lettered in track and field and powerlifting.

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