Defensive end, USC (from Wyoming), 2018–23
Solomon Byrd
Lettered 2022–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 51
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Palmdale, CA
- Born
- Dec 1, 1999
Solomon Byrd played defensive end at Wyoming (2018–21) and USC (2022–23). The Houston Texans took Byrd in round 7, No. 238 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2.5sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Nevada, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wyoming | 51 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Wyoming | 51 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Wyoming | 51 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Wyoming | 51 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | USC | 51 | DE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | USC | 51 | DE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 USC 12 games, 44 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. San José State | W 56–28 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Nevada | W 66–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Arizona State | W 42–28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Colorado | W 48–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Arizona | W 43–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Notre Dame | L 20–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Utah | L 32–34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at California | W 50–49 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Washington | L 42–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Oregon | L 27–36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UCLA | L 20–38 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 42–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 USC 11 games, 27 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Stanford | W 41–28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Fresno State | W 45–17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Oregon State | W 17–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Arizona State | W 42–25 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington State | W 30–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atUtah | L 42–43 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atArizona | W 45–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.California | W 41–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Colorado | W 55–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atUCLA | W 48–45 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Notre Dame | W 38–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Wyoming 8 games, 37 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Montana State | W 19–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Northern Illinois | W 50–43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Ball State | W 45–12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at UConn | W 24–22 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Air Force | L 14–24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Fresno State | L 0–17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. New Mexico | L 3–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atSan José State | L 21–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Wyoming 12 games, 45 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Texas State | W 23–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Idaho | W 21–16 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Tulsa | L 21–24 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. UNLV | W 53–17 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at San Diego State | L 22–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.New Mexico | W 23–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Nevada | W 31–3 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Boise State | L 17–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Utah State | L 21–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Colorado State | W 17–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atAir Force | L 6–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | W 38–17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Wyoming 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Missouri | L 13–40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.San José State | W 24–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNew Mexico | W 31–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 255 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 79⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.02 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.84 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.52 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 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
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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