BYU Football Offers Ryder Lyons’ Top Receiver On Recruiting Trail
Aug 25, 2025, 5:01 PM | Updated: Aug 26, 2025, 10:25 am
PROVO, Utah – The BYU Cougars have extended a scholarship offer to Folsom High School wide receiver Rob Larson. Larson is a top target of 2026 BYU quarterback commit Ryder Lyons.
Larson announced he had received an offer from BYU on Tuesday, August 25. The junior is in the 2027 recruiting class.
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After a great conversation with @fsitake I’m blessed to have received an offer to Brigham Young University! #gocougs 🔵⚪️ @ryderly0ns @feula94 pic.twitter.com/2yK7lTtjuq
— Rob Larson (@roblarson_1) August 25, 2025
Lyons, Larson, and fellow BYU 2027 QB recruit Brody Rudnicki helped lead the Bulldogs to a 51-13 blowout win over California prep power Grant High School.
Lyons completed 31-of-37 passes for 408 yards and four touchdowns. He added a fifth touchdown rushing. Lyons and Larson connected for two touchdowns, including a 66-yard scoring strike midway through the second quarter.
Next up for Lyons, Larson, and Folsom High is another road matchup. This time against Junipero Serra on Saturday, August 30 at 3:30 p.m. (MDT)/2:30 p.m. (PDT).
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About Rob Larson
Listed at 6’3 and 195 pounds, Larson is a big-bodied wideout with plenty of room to grow.
Larson played ten games as a sophomore in 2024.
These dudes are out of this world 🤯
Ryder Lyons. Rob Larson.
Touchdown.
44-7 Folsom over Grant with 11:45 left | @ryderly0ns pic.twitter.com/AdGhVDA8b2
— West Coast Preps Sacramento (@WCPSacramento) August 24, 2025
He finished the season with 27 catches for 599 yards and nine touchdowns. Larson averaged 59.9 receiving yards per game and had a season-long reception of 69 yards.
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