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2024 Football Roster
Lucas, Billy
Jersey Number 0
Billy Lucas
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Prev School:
- Duquesne
- Hometown:
- Erie, Pa.
Bio
2023 (Sr.):
- Saw playing time in 12 games, starting one contest
- Ranked third on the team in rushing
- Finished the season with 114 carries for 597 yards and six touchdowns
- Also added four receptions for 60 yards
- Eight carries for 38 yards and a touchdown in his Flames debut against Bowling Green
- 15 carries for 90 yards and a 16-yard reception during the regular season matchup against New Mexico State
- Rushed for a season-best 102 yards and a touchdown against FIU
- Nine carries for 32 yards and a 15-yard reception against Jacksonville State
- Seven carries for 31 yards and a touchdown against Middle Tennessee
- 10 carries for 37 yards and a touchdown against UMass
- 13 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown against UTEP
- 14 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State in the CUSA Football Championship game
- Five carries for 19 yards and a 21-yard reception against No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Transferred to Liberty from Duquesne
- Played for three seasons at Duquesne (Spring 2021, Fall 2021 and 2022)
- Saw playing time in 26 games, rushing for 1,788 yards and 13 touchdowns
- Also had 16 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown
- Spring 2021 NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Named a Finalist for the FCS Jerry Rice Award in Spring 2021
- Finished his freshman season rushing 66 times for 297 yards and two touchdowns
- All NEC second-team honors during Fall 2021
- Led the team in rushing with 137 carries for 699 yards and six touchdowns
- Finished the 2022 season rushing 184 times for 792 yards and five touchdowns
- Graduated from Cathedral Prep School in Erie, Pa.
- Helped the Ramblers to three straight PIAA AAAA championships
- Finished second in Prep history with 3,970 career rushing yards and 59 touchdowns
- Despite missing three games during his senior season, he rushed for 2,084 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior
- Tallied 1,125 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns in the Ramblers' five playoff games as a senior
- Rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns in the state final win over Imhotep Charter, setting a new PIAA AAAA state championship game record
- Recorded 342 yards with three touchdowns in a 42-10 win over South Fayette in the PIAA quarterfinals
- Went over 100 yards rushing in 10 of 13 games played in 2018
- Also played safety, registering 39 tackles (24 solo)
- Named Erie Times News District 10 All-Star
- Son of Oni Jones and Billy Lucas
- Completed his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies at Liberty in May 2024
- Currently pursuing a master’s degree in business
- Birthday is January 3
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