Cornerback, Oregon, 2006–08
Jairus Byrd
- Born
- Oct 7, 1986
Jairus Byrd played cornerback at Oregon (2006–08). The Buffalo Bills took Byrd in round 2, No. 42 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 60 | 23 | 83 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| On file | 144 | 60 | 204 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 Oregon 5 games with an interception on file, 36 returns, 320 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Purdue | W 32–26 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at USC | L 10–44 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UCLA | W 31–24 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | at Arizona State | W 54–20 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | W 42–31 | 1 | 4 |
2007 Oregon 6 games with an interception on file, 7 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Houston | W 48–27 | 1 | – |
| Sep 8 | at Michigan | W 39–7 | 1 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Washington | W 55–34 | 1 | – |
| Nov 15 | at Arizona | L 24–34 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 24 | atUCLA | L 0–16 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. South Florida | W 56–21 | 2 | 4 |
2006 Oregon 5 games with an interception on file, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Fresno State | W 31–24 | 1 | – |
| Oct 7 | at California | L 24–45 | 1 | – |
| Oct 21 | at Washington State | L 23–34 | 1 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. Portland State | W 55–12 | 1 | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 8–38 | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.75 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 109 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2009, 2012–13) · First-team All-Pro: 2012 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2012–13)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2012–13; Sporting News first team 2012; Sporting News second team 2009.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 86 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 71 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 81 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 109 | 475 | 4 | 25 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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