Byron Cardwell

#21 · RB · Sr. · Mercyhurst6′0″ · 215 lb · San Diego, CA · Morse

Last gameL 28–34at Stonehill · Oct 31
Nextvs Utah StateSat Nov 14 · 9:30 pm ET
59 rushing yards in 6 games; their best was 17 vs Central Connecticut.
Game 1: at Youngstown State, loss 10-43, -4 rushing yards, FCS opponent0LYSU@FCSGame 2: at New Mexico State, loss 14-51, 10 rushing yards, 1 touchdown10LNMSU@Game 3: at New Mexico, loss 7-70, 16 rushing yards16LUNM@Game 4: against Glenville State, win 49-20, 16 rushing yards, FCS opponent16WGLENFCSGame 5: at Western Kentucky, loss 7-52, no carries in this gameLWKU@Game 6: at Long Island University, loss 24-27, 4 rushing yards, FCS opponent4LLIU@FCSGame 7: against Central Connecticut, loss 40-43, 17 rushing yards, FCS opponent17LCCSUFCSGame 8: at Robert Morris, loss 14-28, no carries in this gameLRMU@Game 9: at Stonehill, loss 28-34, no carries in this gameLSTO@Season high,in a loss
Game 1: at Youngstown State, loss 10-43, -4 rushing yards, FCS opponentLYSU@FCSGame 2: at New Mexico State, loss 14-51, 10 rushing yards, 1 touchdownLNMSU@Game 3: at New Mexico, loss 7-70, 16 rushing yardsLUNM@Game 4: against Glenville State, win 49-20, 16 rushing yards, FCS opponentWGLENFCSGame 5: at Western Kentucky, loss 7-52, no carries in this gameLWKU@Game 6: at Long Island University, loss 24-27, 4 rushing yards, FCS opponentLLIU@FCSGame 7: against Central Connecticut, loss 40-43, 17 rushing yards, FCS opponent17 · season highLCCSUFCSGame 8: at Robert Morris, loss 14-28, no carries in this gameLRMU@Game 9: at Stonehill, loss 28-34, no carries in this gameLSTO@
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Stonehill · L 28-34

No carries.

Cardwell has carries in 6 of Mercyhurst’s 9 games: none against Western Kentucky, Robert Morris and Stonehill.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

13% of the carries, 9% of the yards, 20% of the touchdowns

  • Carries13%28 of 221
  • Yards9%59 of 666
  • Touchdowns20%1 of 5
  • Yards a carry: 2.1. Everyone else on the team: 3.1.

Who carried it

  • JaMeir Gamble281 yards, 68 carries, 2 touchdowns
  • Ethen Knox197 yards, 40 carries
  • Emanuel Fincher99 yards, 29 carries
  • Evan Van Dyke64 yards, 4 carries, 2 touchdowns
  • Byron Cardwell59 yards, 28 carries, 1 touchdown
  • 6 others84 yards

Share of the team's total this season.

Byron Cardwell

RB · Mercyhurst

Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 17 rushing yards against Central Connecticut — Week 7, 2026.

59 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 28 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

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