Tyvonn Byars
Rice Owls
67
Depth

Tyvonn Byars

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Projected Starter

Is Tyvonn Byars starting?

Tyvonn Byars is the projected starter at RB for Rice Owls.

Sophomore · #26 · 5'10", 217 lbs

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Depth at RB · Rice Owls

  1. 12667Tyvonn ByarsStarter
  2. 22865D'Andre Hardeman Jr.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lake Creek, ranked #1,133 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 193 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,133 NatlTeam Share7%
Montgomery, TX
Jersey
#26
Class
SO
Height
5'10"
Weight
217 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20251931

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8647
National Rank
#1133
High School
Lake Creek
Hometown
Montgomery, TX

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated offense; 47th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 67.

Team offense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LECUYDS 111
CAR
14
YDS
111
AVG
7.9
TD
1

Final L 28-12

Oct 3LUTSAYDS 12
CAR
11
YDS
12
AVG
1.1
TD
0

Final L 16-14

Sep 27LFRESYDS 50
CAR
10
YDS
50
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 38-24

Sep 19LWMUYDS 18
CAR
8
YDS
18
AVG
2.3
TD
1

Final L 28-21

Sep 12LNDYDS 24
CAR
7
YDS
24
AVG
3.4
TD
0

Final L 52-0

Sep 5WHCUYDS 104
CAR
16
YDS
104
AVG
6.5
TD
0

Final W 31-3

Tyvonn Byars's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

193 rush yds · 1 TD · 5% of carries
Usage / Involvement64%
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