Lucas Staley (born September 16, 1980) is an American former college football player who was a running back for the BYU Cougars.
Staley was a consensus All-American and received the Doak Walker Award as the best college running back in the nation in 2001.
He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft, but he suffered a career-ending knee injury before appearing in a regular season pro football game.
Staley was born in Bountiful, Utah and raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In BYU's 10−7 victory over UNLV, Staley rushed for 167 yards and was named MWC Offensive Player of the Week.
He also received awards from BYU's coaching staff for games against Air Force, UNLV, and Colorado State.
[4] He participated in Lions' training camp as a rookie, but suffered a knee injury that required a season-ending surgery.