2017: CoSIDA Academic All-District … earned D3football.com team of the week honors … nationally ranked in three categories, including nineth in passes defended and 20th in interceptions … Southern Athletic Association All-Conference Honorable Mention ... led the conference in passes defended … his one blocked kick resulted in a TD … second among DB's in the conference for total tackles … part of defensive that ranked nationally in several categories, including total defense and turnovers gained … BSC Student Athlete of the Week (Oct. 23) … started in all but one of the team’s 10 games … finished second on team in return yards … averaged 23.6 yards per return … finished second on team in solo tackles … fourth in total tackles … led team with six interceptions returned for 35 yards … broke up a team-high 13 passes ...had two tackles for a loss of five yards.
2016: Named to SAA Academic Honor Roll … appeared in nine games … finished second on team in total tackles at 54 with 41 solo … averaged six tackles per game … broke up three passes … finished with 15 punt return yards.
2015: All-SAA Honorable Mention … SAA Academic Honor Roll … played in 10 games, earning four starts … nationally ranked in interceptions per game and passes defended … made first collegiate start in 35-34 win over Huntingdon (Sept. 12) … earned a career-high seven tackles at Centre (Oct. 31) … led team in interceptions and was second in the league … finished fifth on team in tackles, third in tackles for loss … set program single-season record for passes defended (12).
Pre-BSC: Three-year letterman at John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, Ala., for coach Tim Sanders... All-Hoover/East Team as a junior and senior... Team Captain as a senior... Football Game Changer award his junior and senior years... also lettered in basketball and track and field... three-year state track and field qualifier in 100- and 200-meter dash... National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta member... graduated ninth in his class... JCHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year in football as a junior and basketball as a senior... Pat Sullivan Award recipient as a senior.
Personal: Born on Jan. 13, 1997... son of Jim and Corinne Byers... has an older brother, Trey... plans to major in biology and chemistry.
