Hey guys, I just caught up with 2023 4-star tight end Walker Lyons, who has Stanford in his top six along with Utah, BYU, Alabama, Ohio State, and USC. Below are key quotes. The rest will be saved for the article.
"It’s good. Stanford’s recruiting process is different than most schools. It’s been slower than most schools because it’s Stanford. I’ve met Coach Shaw. I’ve talked to Coach Shaw a bunch of times. I’ve been on campus twice, so I know a lot about it. We got friends and family in the Los Altos/Palo Alto area. Me and Coach Turner talk pretty frequently and our relationship has just gotten stronger. We text pretty often. At least three or four times a week."-On his relationship with Stanford
"It was good. I met Jaden Platt. It was good to meet him. I was actually the day before Junior Day. But I came back to hang with my mom there and got to hang out with Ari Patu and went to dinner with him and Steve Young. Young is a close family friend. He’s basically like an uncle. We just talked with him and talked a lot about Stanford. He goes to a lot of their home games."-On his most recent visit to Stanford
"It’s a very long story, but basically my mom grew up with him. He lived with my mom’s family when he played for the 49ers at first."-On how his family knows Steve Young
"Me and Ari, we’ve been good friends. We went to the same high school, but we didn’t get to play together because of COVID. He loves it out there and he was showing me around his dorm and all that good stuff. So, it was fun."-On his relationship with Ari Patu
"As of right now, my plan is to graduate in December and leave in January for a two-year mission. I think because my dad’s done it and a lot of people in my family have done it. It’s bigger than football. Take some time, just away from football and serve. You just get to step back and serve others. That’s really the reason why. Learning good habits that will help me for the rest of my life."-On serving an LDS mission
"Hopefully before senior season. So around August, maybe. Before school year."-On a decision timeline
"It’s good. Stanford’s recruiting process is different than most schools. It’s been slower than most schools because it’s Stanford. I’ve met Coach Shaw. I’ve talked to Coach Shaw a bunch of times. I’ve been on campus twice, so I know a lot about it. We got friends and family in the Los Altos/Palo Alto area. Me and Coach Turner talk pretty frequently and our relationship has just gotten stronger. We text pretty often. At least three or four times a week."-On his relationship with Stanford
"It was good. I met Jaden Platt. It was good to meet him. I was actually the day before Junior Day. But I came back to hang with my mom there and got to hang out with Ari Patu and went to dinner with him and Steve Young. Young is a close family friend. He’s basically like an uncle. We just talked with him and talked a lot about Stanford. He goes to a lot of their home games."-On his most recent visit to Stanford
"It’s a very long story, but basically my mom grew up with him. He lived with my mom’s family when he played for the 49ers at first."-On how his family knows Steve Young
"Me and Ari, we’ve been good friends. We went to the same high school, but we didn’t get to play together because of COVID. He loves it out there and he was showing me around his dorm and all that good stuff. So, it was fun."-On his relationship with Ari Patu
"As of right now, my plan is to graduate in December and leave in January for a two-year mission. I think because my dad’s done it and a lot of people in my family have done it. It’s bigger than football. Take some time, just away from football and serve. You just get to step back and serve others. That’s really the reason why. Learning good habits that will help me for the rest of my life."-On serving an LDS mission
"Hopefully before senior season. So around August, maybe. Before school year."-On a decision timeline
