Receiver, Virginia Tech, 2010–⁠14

Willie Byrn

Number
No. 82
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Virginia Beach, VA

Willie Byrn played receiver at Virginia Tech (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia Tech, 2014123receiving yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 2013

Team titles: ACC champions, 2010

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Virginia Tech11515.0015
2013Virginia Tech5166012.9283
2014Virginia Tech473888.3044
Career991,06310.7283

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2012Virginia Tech–––2140
2013Virginia Tech1−2010370
Career1−2012510

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Virginia Tech82WR
2011Virginia Tech82WR
2012Virginia Tech82WR
2013Virginia Tech82WR
2014Virginia Tech82WR5′11″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Virginia Tech541.0279th (n=341)0.8155.17%
2014Virginia Tech580.2817th (n=496)0.5216.56%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Virginia Tech 12 games, 47 catches, 388 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.William & MaryW 34–⁠93490–––
Sep 6atOhio StateW 35–⁠215510–––
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠286300–––
Sep 20vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠277560–––
Sep 27vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠173210–––
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠175240–––
Oct 16atPittsburghL 16–⁠214220–––
Oct 23vs.MiamiL 6–⁠30130–––
Nov 1vs.Boston CollegeL 31–⁠336680–––
Nov 22atWake ForestL 3–⁠61230–––
Nov 28vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠203270–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠173140–––
2013 Virginia Tech 12 games, 51 catches, 660 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 7vs.Western CarolinaW 45–⁠34580–––
Sep 14atEast CarolinaW 15–⁠107630–––
Sep 21vs.MarshallW 29–⁠212151–––
Sep 26atGeorgia TechW 17–⁠104440–––
Oct 5vs.North CarolinaW 27–⁠1741230–––
Oct 12vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠94460––1
Oct 26vs.DukeL 10–⁠134260–––
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠345490––2
Nov 9atMiamiW 42–⁠2461050––2
Nov 16vs.MarylandL 24–⁠276691––2
Nov 30atVirginiaW 16–⁠63370––2
Dec 31 ✦vs.UCLAL 12–⁠4222501−21
2012 Virginia Tech 2 games, 2 returns, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8vs.Austin PeayW 42–⁠7–––––1
Dec 28 ✦vs.RutgersW 13–⁠10–––––1
2011 Virginia Tech 1 game, 1 catch, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 26atVirginiaW 38–⁠01150–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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