2024: Saw action in 12 games, making 10 starts...posted 54 tackles (34 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, two sacks and interception and a forced fumble on the year...finished fifth on the team in tackles....had seven tackles and a tackle for loss at Alabama (9/7)...posted six tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Miami (9/21)...logged seven stops and a tackle for loss vs. UAB (10/19)...led the team with a career-best 11 tackles in a win at Charlotte (11/16), adding 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack...made an interception to go with five tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Tulsa (11/23)...posted a tackle in all 12 games and four or more in seven.
2023:Â Saw action in four games...finished the season with five tackles (three solo).
DEMATHA CATHOLIC HS: Helped lead DeMatha Catholic to a 10-2 record and WCAC championship game in his senior season…intercepted two passes in WCAC clash with St. Johns…rated a three-star recruit and No. 19 in Maryland by Rivals and No. 28 in Maryland a three-star by 247Sports…had offers from Boston College, Louisville, Mississippi, West Virginia, Ohio, Buffalo, Liberty, UConn, Toledo and others…WCAC power DeMatha is also the alma mater of 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and All-American and 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young.
PERSONAL: The brother of two-time, first-team NFL All-Pro free safety Kevin Byard, who plays for the Chicago Bears…brother, Muazz, plays for Middle Tennessee State...named to the Athletics Honor Roll in the Spring of 2024.
Byard Career Highs
Tackles               11, at Charlotte (11/16/2024)
Tackles for loss   1.5, at Charlotte (11/16/2024)
Interceptions       1, at Tulsa (11/23/2024)
