Junior linebacker for UTEP. 2023: 5 tackles.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Myrtle Beach, SC
The story
3 linebacker for UTEP. 2023: 5 tackles.
Kenny Byrd
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Florida International — Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 8 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 28–14
1 TOT
With D. Hankins — 174 rush yds (24 car) · J. Sloan — 47 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Incarnate Word | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-14@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |