Solomon Byrd: DE · USC · #51.
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Solomon Byrd
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Craig Bohl and Lincoln Riley. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-28vs San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Nevada | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 48-41@ Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-41vs Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-48@ No. 21 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-34vs No. 14 Utah | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 50-49@ California | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-52vs No. 5 Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-36@ No. 6 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-38vs UCLA | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-28vs No. 16 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 42-28
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Arizona State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%4 sacksTFL rate
17%8 TFLHurry rate
5%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
69%4 of 6 pressures44 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
56.7%
457 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
44 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wyoming and USC, 18 sacks — drafted at #238 overall by the Houston Texans.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Craig Bohl and Lincoln Riley.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 3rd NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 3rd NFL season
