1 Dontez Byrd
1 - Dontez Byrd
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Position: WR
Previous School: Louisville
gp 11
yds 933
yds/g 84.8
td 7

2015 (Sophomore, at Louisville): Byrd played in 12 games and started in the Cardinals' game against Houston. He did not record a catch.

2014 (Redshirt freshman, at Louisville): Appeared in 12 games at receiver and on special teams... Served a key role on special teams... Credited with two special teams tackles... Made tackles in games versus Miami (Fla.) and Syracuse.

HIGH SCHOOL: Byrd played at Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky., where his team won a conference and district championship in 2013. He also played basketball, winning four conference and district titles between 2009-13 as well as a region crown and a state runner-up in 2009.

PERSONAL: The son of Melvin and Latosha Weathers..born August 9, 1995...full name is Dontez Corian Byrd...half-brother Ramon Morris plays football at the University of Pikeville.

ACADEMIC: Majoring In interdisciplinary studies and intends to become a real estate agent.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 74 54
Yards 933 722
Yards per game 84.8 90.3
Yards per catch 12.6 13.4
Touchdowns 7 7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 1 1
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 4 2 0.5 3 0 - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 6 6.0 6 1 - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 5 49 9.8 13 0 - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 3 50 16.7 37 0 - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 6 41 6.8 10 0 - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 0 14 - 0 0 - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 7 116 16.6 27 2 - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 7 75 10.7 30 1 1 1
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 6 60 10.0 19 0 - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 8 97 12.1 26 1 1 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 9 121 13.4 30 0 - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 9 112 12.4 30 1 - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 14 198 14.1 43 2 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 22 22.0 22 0 - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 1 26 26.0 26 0 4 14 3.5 9 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 4 183 45.8 100 1 - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 4 87 21.8 31 0 - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 24 24.0 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 4 108 27.0 42 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 2 15 7.5 15 0 - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 1 21 21.0 21 0 - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 6 138 23.0 32 0 - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 34 34.0 34 0 - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 - 49 - 22 71
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 1 - 50 14 26 90
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 3 41 - 183 227
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 1 -2 14 - 87 99
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 7 116 - 24 147
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 -3 75 0 108 180
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 8 60 - 15 83
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 1 - 97 - 21 118
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 2 121 - 138 261
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 6 112 - 34 152
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 1 - 198 - - 198
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 6 0 0 1 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 12 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 6 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 12 1 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 11 10 21 1.9 2.1 1 8 2 1
2017-18 11 7 36 3.3 5.1 0 17 1 1
Total 22 17 57 2.6 3.4 1 17 3 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 11 74 6.7 933 84.8 12.6 7 43
2017-18 11 78 7.1 1003 91.2 12.9 6 57
Total 22 152 6.9 1936 88.0 12.7 13 57
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 25 658 26.3 1 100 5 14 2.8 0 9
2017-18 7 151 21.6 0 33 - - - - -
Total 32 809 25.3 1 100 5 14 2.8 0 9
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 11 21 933 14 658 1626 147.8
2017-18 11 36 1003 - 151 1190 108.2
Total 22 57 1936 14 809 2816 128.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 54 4.9 1 7 1 0 - - - - - 0
2017-18 36 3.3 0 6 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 90 4.1 1 13 1 0 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 1 0 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 10 21 1.9 2.1 1 8 2 1
Conference 8 5 16 2.0 3.2 1 8 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 2 15 3.0 7.5 0 8 1 0
Away 6 8 6 1.0 0.8 1 6 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 2 13 2.6 6.5 1 7 1 0
Losses 6 8 8 1.3 1.0 0 8 1 1
-
September 4 2 1 0.3 0.5 0 3 - -
October 4 3 12 3.0 4.0 0 8 2 1
November 3 5 8 2.7 1.6 1 6 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 74 6.7 933 84.8 12.6 7 43
Conference 8 54 6.8 722 90.3 13.4 7 43
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 40 8.0 520 104.0 13.0 5 43
Away 6 34 5.7 413 68.8 12.1 2 37
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 41 8.2 573 114.6 14.0 6 43
Losses 6 33 5.5 360 60.0 10.9 1 30
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September 4 14 3.5 154 38.5 11.0 0 37
October 4 28 7.0 348 87.0 12.4 4 30
November 3 32 10.7 431 143.7 13.5 3 43
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 25 658 26.3 1 100 5 14 2.8 0 9
Conference 14 315 22.5 0 42 5 14 2.8 0 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 82 16.4 0 24 - - - - -
Away 20 576 28.8 1 100 5 14 2.8 0 9
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 105 26.3 0 34 4 14 3.5 0 9
Losses 21 553 26.3 1 100 1 0 0.0 0 0
-
September 10 318 31.8 1 100 4 14 3.5 0 9
October 8 168 21.0 0 42 1 0 0.0 0 0
November 7 172 24.6 0 34 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 21 933 14 658 1626 147.8
Conference 8 16 722 14 315 1067 133.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 15 520 - 82 617 123.4
Away 6 6 413 14 576 1009 168.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 13 573 14 105 705 141.0
Losses 6 8 360 0 553 921 153.5
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September 4 1 154 14 318 487 121.8
October 4 12 348 0 168 528 132.0
November 3 8 431 - 172 611 203.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 54 4.9 1 7 1 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 48 6.0 1 7 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 30 6.0 0 5 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.0 1 2 1 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 42 8.4 1 6 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 12 2.0 0 1 1 0 - - - - - 0
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September 6 1.5 0 0 1 0 - - - - - 0
October 24 6.0 0 4 0 0 - - - - - 0
November 24 8.0 1 3 0 - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -