Willie Byrn

#82 · WR · Virginia Tech5′11″ · Virginia Beach, VA

Willie Byrn: WR · Virginia Tech · #82.

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Willie Byrn

WR · Virginia Tech · #82

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. On tape: 68 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Boston College, Week 10, 2014.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Virginia Tech	47	388	8.3	0	44
Career		47	388	8.3	0	44

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-9vs William & Mary	3	49	16.3	26
Wk 2	W 35-21@ No. 8 Ohio State	5	51	10.2	18
Wk 3	L 21-28vs East Carolina	6	30	5.0	7
Wk 4	L 24-27vs Georgia Tech	7	56	8.0	15
Wk 5	W 35-17vs Western Michigan	3	21	7.0	15
Wk 6	W 34-17@ North Carolina	5	24	4.8	7
Wk 8	L 16-21@ Pittsburgh	4	22	5.5	10
Wk 9	L 6-30vs Miami	1	3	3.0	3
Wk 10	L 31-33vs Boston College	6	68	11.3	44	Season-high 68 yds
Wk 13	L 3-6@ Wake Forest	1	23	23.0	23
Wk 14	W 24-20vs Virginia	3	27	9.0	18
Bowl	W 33-17vs Cincinnati	3	14	4.7	7
Total		47	388	8.3	44

Signature game

Week 2 · 2014

W 35-21

at Ohio State

5 rec · 51 yds

With A. Hughes — 44.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Brewer — 199 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 64.7 · 16 rush yds (10 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.13Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 23 yds to the WFrst 40 for a
Week 5 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 15 yds to the WMich 28 for a
Week 14 · Virginia · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 18 yds to the Virg 37 for a
Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 10 yds to the OhSt 30 for a
Week 10 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.84Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 44 yds to the BC 12 for a
Week 2 · Ohio State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.77Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 10 yds to the OhSt 1 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.55Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 26 yds to the WmMry 2 for a
Week 2 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 18 yds to the OhSt 43 for a
Week 4 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.42Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 15 yds to the VTech 47 for a
Week 1 · William & Mary · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Michael Brewer pass complete to Willie Byrn for 17 yds to the WmMry 43 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2014 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (88th percentile). Concern: td rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#87 / 713 · 88th pct

79.3%

EPA / target#548 / 713 · 23rd pct

0.28

Explosive rate#577 / 713 · 19th pct

5.2%

Yards / catch#617 / 713 · 14th pct

8.3

TD rate#562 / 713 · 11th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#124 / 556 · 77th pct

Rec yards#271 / 556 · 51st pct

388

Long catch#303 / 556 · 45th pct

Yards / catch#519 / 556 · 7th pct

8.3

Rec TDs#488 / 556 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2014. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.1	36.3	8.5	0.0
Road4g	3.8	30.0	10.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	35.0	8.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	28.6	10.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Frank Beamer

Pass share

47.5%

455 pass / 503 run

Plays / game

73.7

13 games

Team sack rate

6.8%

499 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

47 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Willie Byrn

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

47 catches in 12 games

Five seasons at Virginia Tech