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Jersey Number 20
Kevin Byard
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 216
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, GA
- High School:
- M. L. King HS
Bio
Honors: 2015 – Named a permanent team captain ... Invited to the 2016 Senior Bowl … Named First Team All-C-USA … Voted Preseason First Team All-C-USA … Named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List … Named to the Senior Bowl Watch List … Earned the “Grinder Award” for safeties following spring drills … 2014 – Named First Team All-C-USA … Voted the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 29 … Named the TSWA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30 … Named Preseason First Team All-C-USA … Named to Jim Thorpe Watch List … 2013 – Voted Honorable Mention All-C-USA … Named to Jim Thorpe Watch List … Named the TSWA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 12 and Nov. 25 … 2012 – Named FWAA Freshman All-American … Voted Second Team All-SBC … Named First Team All-SBC by CollegeSportsMadness.com … Named the SBC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 26 … Voted the College Performance Awards National Defensive Back of the Week on Nov. 25 … Earned Named the Most Improved Safety at the conclusion of spring drills.
Career: Ranks 1st in Interceptions (19) … Ranks 1st in Interception Return Yards (377) … Ranks 1st in Interception Return Touchdowns (4) … Ranks 6th in total tackles (312) … In 49 career game played he forced or gained 25 turnovers (19 INTs, 5 FF, 1 FR).
2015: Played in 12 games and had nine starts … Ranked fourth on team with 66 tackles to go with a team-high four interceptions and six pass breakups … Ranked second among safeties with 718 snaps played … Shared team lead with eight tackles, including a TFL and an interception against No. 2 Alabama … Missed the first half of the Charlotte game after getting a targeting foul late against Alabama … Had 11 tackles at Illinois … His interception against Vanderbilt let him tie the school record of 17 for his career … Led team with 10 tackles and a pass breakup in win over FIU … Had two pass breakups at LA Tech … Did not play against Marshall due to an injury … Came back against FAU but only played seven snaps on special teams … With an interception against North Texas he became the school’s all-time leader in that category (18) … Led team with eight tackles and an interception at UTSA.
2014: Played and started all 12 games … Ranked fourth on the team with 66 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs, a team-high six interceptions, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick … Ranked seventh nationally and first in C-USA in interceptions … Played a team-high 980 snaps, including 112 against WKU, 102 versus UAB and 100 against Southern Miss … Collected an interception and a pass breakup against Savannah State … Had seven stops and an interception at Minnesota … Added nine tackles and a pass breakup in win over WKU … Turned in five stops, including a TFL at Memphis … Had five tackles, including a TFL, an interception and a forced fumble at ODU to go with a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown (first-ever punt return) … Credited with five tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and had his first career blocked kick when he rejected a PAT against USM … Had seven tackles and an interception against UAB … Collected seven tackles, including a TFL against BYU … Led the team with eight tackles and a forced fumble at FIU … Had his sixth interception of the season and 15th of career in win over FAU.
2013: Played and started all 13 games … Had a career-best 106 tackles which ranks second on the team and his five interceptions (28th nationally) led the Blue Raiders … Also finished with five pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Equaled his own school mark with two interceptions returned for touchdowns … Led the team with 996 snaps played (played 104 snaps vs ECU) … Collected seven tackles and a pass breakup at UNC … Added eight stops in win over Memphis … Made the game-saving interception in back of end zone at FAU to secure victory in overtime … Had six tackles and an interception at BYU … Registered 15 tackles and a fumble recovery against ECU … Turned in a career-best 17 stops at North Texas, including two TFLs … Had eight tackles and an interception he returned 47 yards against Marshall … Collected eight stops at UAB … Had a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown against FIU to go with a forced fumble and pass breakup … Led team with eight tackles to go with an interception he returned 51 yards for a touchdown (his return yards gave him 326 for his career which was a new school record) at USM … Led team with 14 stops in bowl game against Navy.
2012: Started all 12 games … Tied for third on team with 74 tackles to go with a team-best four interceptions, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a hurry … Equaled the school record with two interception returns for touchdowns … Also set single-season record for interception return yards with 167 … Led the entire team with 925 total snaps played and had 80 or more snaps four times … Turned in 11 tackles in first career game against McNeese … Had a forced fumble vs FAU … Recorded his first career interception against Memphis and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown … Collected 11 tackles against ULM, including 10 solos while adding a hurry … Had seven stops in win over FIU … Registered an interception and three tackles against North Texas … Led team with seven stops at WKU and also had seven at USA … Forced three turnovers in win against Troy with two interceptions and a forced fumble to go with a pass breakup and six tackles … Second pick went for 77 yards and game-winning score late in fourth quarter … Had six stops and a pass breakup at ASU.
2011: Took a redshirt year.
High School: Voted first team all-state for Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Associated Press ... Also earned all-region honors on offense and defense, while also garnering all-area and all-county accolades ... A two-star recruit by ESPN who was a two-way standout for M.L. King ... As a senior, he collected 94 tackles, two interceptions, two blocked punts, and two fumble recoveries, while adding 35 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns on offense to go with 245 rushing yards and two scores ... Also returned 12 kickoffs for 350 yards and a touchdown ... Played in the 2010 Georgia North vs South All-Star Game ... Lettered in football and track ... Played for Coach Michael Carson.
Personal: Kevin Leon Byard ... Parents: Kevin Byard Sr. and Artina Stanley ... Born: 8/17/93 … Major: Health Education (earned degree in Spring 2015).
Career: Ranks 1st in Interceptions (19) … Ranks 1st in Interception Return Yards (377) … Ranks 1st in Interception Return Touchdowns (4) … Ranks 6th in total tackles (312) … In 49 career game played he forced or gained 25 turnovers (19 INTs, 5 FF, 1 FR).
2015: Played in 12 games and had nine starts … Ranked fourth on team with 66 tackles to go with a team-high four interceptions and six pass breakups … Ranked second among safeties with 718 snaps played … Shared team lead with eight tackles, including a TFL and an interception against No. 2 Alabama … Missed the first half of the Charlotte game after getting a targeting foul late against Alabama … Had 11 tackles at Illinois … His interception against Vanderbilt let him tie the school record of 17 for his career … Led team with 10 tackles and a pass breakup in win over FIU … Had two pass breakups at LA Tech … Did not play against Marshall due to an injury … Came back against FAU but only played seven snaps on special teams … With an interception against North Texas he became the school’s all-time leader in that category (18) … Led team with eight tackles and an interception at UTSA.
2014: Played and started all 12 games … Ranked fourth on the team with 66 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs, a team-high six interceptions, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick … Ranked seventh nationally and first in C-USA in interceptions … Played a team-high 980 snaps, including 112 against WKU, 102 versus UAB and 100 against Southern Miss … Collected an interception and a pass breakup against Savannah State … Had seven stops and an interception at Minnesota … Added nine tackles and a pass breakup in win over WKU … Turned in five stops, including a TFL at Memphis … Had five tackles, including a TFL, an interception and a forced fumble at ODU to go with a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown (first-ever punt return) … Credited with five tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and had his first career blocked kick when he rejected a PAT against USM … Had seven tackles and an interception against UAB … Collected seven tackles, including a TFL against BYU … Led the team with eight tackles and a forced fumble at FIU … Had his sixth interception of the season and 15th of career in win over FAU.
2013: Played and started all 13 games … Had a career-best 106 tackles which ranks second on the team and his five interceptions (28th nationally) led the Blue Raiders … Also finished with five pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Equaled his own school mark with two interceptions returned for touchdowns … Led the team with 996 snaps played (played 104 snaps vs ECU) … Collected seven tackles and a pass breakup at UNC … Added eight stops in win over Memphis … Made the game-saving interception in back of end zone at FAU to secure victory in overtime … Had six tackles and an interception at BYU … Registered 15 tackles and a fumble recovery against ECU … Turned in a career-best 17 stops at North Texas, including two TFLs … Had eight tackles and an interception he returned 47 yards against Marshall … Collected eight stops at UAB … Had a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown against FIU to go with a forced fumble and pass breakup … Led team with eight tackles to go with an interception he returned 51 yards for a touchdown (his return yards gave him 326 for his career which was a new school record) at USM … Led team with 14 stops in bowl game against Navy.
2012: Started all 12 games … Tied for third on team with 74 tackles to go with a team-best four interceptions, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a hurry … Equaled the school record with two interception returns for touchdowns … Also set single-season record for interception return yards with 167 … Led the entire team with 925 total snaps played and had 80 or more snaps four times … Turned in 11 tackles in first career game against McNeese … Had a forced fumble vs FAU … Recorded his first career interception against Memphis and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown … Collected 11 tackles against ULM, including 10 solos while adding a hurry … Had seven stops in win over FIU … Registered an interception and three tackles against North Texas … Led team with seven stops at WKU and also had seven at USA … Forced three turnovers in win against Troy with two interceptions and a forced fumble to go with a pass breakup and six tackles … Second pick went for 77 yards and game-winning score late in fourth quarter … Had six stops and a pass breakup at ASU.
2011: Took a redshirt year.
High School: Voted first team all-state for Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Associated Press ... Also earned all-region honors on offense and defense, while also garnering all-area and all-county accolades ... A two-star recruit by ESPN who was a two-way standout for M.L. King ... As a senior, he collected 94 tackles, two interceptions, two blocked punts, and two fumble recoveries, while adding 35 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns on offense to go with 245 rushing yards and two scores ... Also returned 12 kickoffs for 350 yards and a touchdown ... Played in the 2010 Georgia North vs South All-Star Game ... Lettered in football and track ... Played for Coach Michael Carson.
Personal: Kevin Leon Byard ... Parents: Kevin Byard Sr. and Artina Stanley ... Born: 8/17/93 … Major: Health Education (earned degree in Spring 2015).
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