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Luke Staley
Lucas Staley
Running Back
6-1, 218 lbs
Tualatin, Oregon
Born: September 16, 1980 in Bountiful, Utah (45-281)
High School: Tualatin HS
Draft: Detroit Lions in Round 7 of the 2002 NFL Draft
Relatives: Brother Dustin Staley
Years at BYU: 1999-01
2001 Doak Walker Award
2001 MWC Off. Player of the Year
1x AP All-American
1x Consensus All-American
1x All-MWC
5x MWC POTW
1999 MWC Freshman of the Year
BYU Athletic Hall of Fame
No. 6 Retired
26
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Passing
| Season | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | INT | Lng | Eff | Sacked | Sack Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 192.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 192.4 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Season | Att | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99 | 435 | 4.4 | 10 | 61 |
| 2000 | 130 | 479 | 3.7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2001 | 197 | 1582 | 8.0 | 24 | 65 |
| Total | 426 | 2496 | 5.9 | 41 | 65 |
Receiving
| Season | Rec | Yd | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | 339 | 13.0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2000 | 28 | 327 | 11.7 | 0 | 48 |
| 2001 | 32 | 320 | 10.0 | 4 | 28 |
| Total | 86 | 986 | 11.5 | 7 | 48 |
Kick Returns
| Season | No | Yd | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 49 |
| Total | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 49 |
Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Touchdowns | PAT | FGM | Sfty | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RshTD | RecTD | KRTD | PRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | ||||
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2001 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
| Career | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | FR | 26 | RB | 9 | 4 |
| 2000 | SO | 6 | RB | 10 | 10 |
| 2001 | JR | 6 | RB | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 30 | 25 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | FR | 26 | RB |
| 2000 | SO | 6 | RB |
| 2001 | JR | 6 | RB |
Passing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | Long | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 192.4 |
Rushing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1999 | H | UW | W 35-28 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | H | CSU | W 34-13 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 2 | 27 |
| Sep 25, 1999 | H | UVA | L 40-45 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 2 | 41 |
| Oct 9, 1999 | H | CAL | W 38-28 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 16, 1999 | A | UNM | W 31-7 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 1 | 61 |
| Oct 23, 1999 | A | UNLV | W 29-0 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 30, 1999 | H | AFA | W 27-20 | 1 | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 6, 1999 | A | SDSU | W 30-7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 27, 1999 | B | MRSH | L 3-21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Aug 26, 2000 | N | FSU | L 3-29 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2000 | A | AFA | L 23-31 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 23, 2000 | H | UNLV | W 10-7 | 1 | 28 | 167 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | A | SYR | L 14-42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 6, 2000 | H | USU | W 38-14 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 3 | 12 |
| Oct 21, 2000 | H | SDSU | L 15-16 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 1 | 23 | 88 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | A | CSU | L 21-45 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 18, 2000 | H | UNM | W 37-13 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 24, 2000 | A | UTAH | W 34-27 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 | 10 | 142 | 14.2 | 3 | 65 |
| Sep 1, 2001 | H | NEV | W 52-7 | 1 | 11 | 124 | 11.3 | 2 | 44 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 | 23 | 207 | 9.0 | 4 | 37 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | H | AFA | W 63-33 | 1 | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 2 | 32 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | A | SDSU | W 59-21 | 1 | 17 | 165 | 9.7 | 3 | 63 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | H | CSU | W 56-34 | 1 | 22 | 196 | 8.9 | 5 | 44 |
| Nov 10, 2001 | A | WYO | W 41-34 | 1 | 31 | 172 | 5.5 | 4 | 55 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 1 | 54 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | A | MSST | W 41-38 | 1 | 28 | 149 | 5.3 | 0 | 23 |
Receiving
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1999 | H | UW | W 35-28 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | H | CSU | W 34-13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Sep 25, 1999 | H | UVA | L 40-45 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 9, 1999 | H | CAL | W 38-28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 16, 1999 | A | UNM | W 31-7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 23, 1999 | A | UNLV | W 29-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 30, 1999 | H | AFA | W 27-20 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 6, 1999 | A | SDSU | W 30-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Aug 26, 2000 | N | FSU | L 3-29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 9, 2000 | A | AFA | L 23-31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 23, 2000 | H | UNLV | W 10-7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | A | SYR | L 14-42 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 6, 2000 | H | USU | W 38-14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 21, 2000 | H | SDSU | L 15-16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 48 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | A | CSU | L 21-45 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 18, 2000 | H | UNM | W 37-13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 24, 2000 | A | UTAH | W 34-27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | H | AFA | W 63-33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | A | SDSU | W 59-21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | H | CSU | W 56-34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 10, 2001 | A | WYO | W 41-34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | A | MSST | W 41-38 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 |
Kick Returns
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 1999 | A | UNLV | W 29-0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 1 | 1 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1999 | H | UW | W 35-28 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | H | CSU | W 34-13 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 1999 | H | UVA | L 40-45 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 1999 | H | CAL | W 38-28 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 1999 | A | UNM | W 31-7 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 1999 | A | UNLV | W 29-0 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 1999 | H | AFA | W 27-20 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 1999 | A | SDSU | W 30-7 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1999 | B | MRSH | L 3-21 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2000 | N | FSU | L 3-29 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2000 | A | AFA | L 23-31 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2000 | H | UNLV | W 10-7 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | A | SYR | L 14-42 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2000 | H | USU | W 38-14 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2000 | H | SDSU | L 15-16 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | A | CSU | L 21-45 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2000 | H | UNM | W 37-13 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2000 | A | UTAH | W 34-27 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2001 | H | NEV | W 52-7 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | H | AFA | W 63-33 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | A | SDSU | W 59-21 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | H | CSU | W 56-34 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2001 | A | WYO | W 41-34 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | A | MSST | W 41-38 | 1 |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Lg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 |
| NFL | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Lg | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Team | Lg | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Team | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2002 | Detroit Lions | NFL | Signed contract |
| Aug 19, 2002 | Detroit Lions | NFL | Placed on injured reserve |
| Aug 25, 2003 | Detroit Lions | NFL | Waived |
Combine
| Year | Event | Ht | Wt | 40-Yd | Vert | Bench | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | NFL Combine | 601 | 227 | 4.42 |
| Season | Award |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3rd Team Freshman Sporting News |
| 1999 | Academic All-MWC |
| 1999 | MWC Freshman of the Year |
| 2000 | 2nd Team All-MWC |
| 2000 | September 25 MWC Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | 1st Team AFCA All-American |
| 2001 | 1st Team All-MWC |
| 2001 | 1st Team AP All-American |
| 2001 | 1st Team CNN/SI All-American |
| 2001 | 1st Team Football News All-American |
| 2001 | 1st Team FWAA All-American |
| 2001 | 1st Team Walter Camp All-American |
| 2001 | Consensus All-American |
| 2001 | Doak Walker Award |
| 2001 | Jim Brown Award |
| 2001 | MWC Offensive Player of the Year |
| 2001 | National Scoring Champion (17.0 ppg) |
| 2001 | November 12 MWC Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | November 19 MWC Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | November 5 MWC Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | October 7 MWC Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | Walter Camp 1st Team All-American |
| 2017 | Jersey No. 6 retired on September 16 2017 |
- 2001 - Broken leg on Dec. 1. Missed final 2 games.
- 2001 - Announced on 12/26 that he was skipping his senior season to enter the 2002 NFL Draft