Javaughn Byrd: CB · Northern Illinois · #2.
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Javaughn Byrd
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the same secondary at Northern Illinois. All-MAC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 6 tackles against Miami (OH), Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 39 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 32 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 35 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 40 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 146 | 104 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 14 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-15vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20vs Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-25@ Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-28@ Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-16vs Akron | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 9-20@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs Central Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-20vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this season39 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 27-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.1%
368 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
