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, 2013Team titles: ACC champions, 2010
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2013 | Virginia Tech | 51 | 660 | 12.9 | 2 | 83 |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 47 | 388 | 8.3 | 0 | 44 |
| Career | 99 | 1,063 | 10.7 | 2 | 83 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | Virginia Tech | 1 | −2 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | −2 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 82 | WR | |
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 82 | WR | |
| 2012 | Virginia Tech | 82 | WR | |
| 2013 | Virginia Tech | 82 | WR | |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 82 | WR | 5′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Virginia Tech | 54 | 1.02 | 79th (n=341) | 0.81 | 55.1 | 7% |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 58 | 0.28 | 17th (n=496) | 0.52 | 16.5 | 6% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 34–9 | 3 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 35–21 | 5 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 21–28 | 6 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 24–27 | 7 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 35–17 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 34–17 | 5 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | L 16–21 | 4 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 6–30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 31–33 | 6 | 68 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 3–6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 24–20 | 3 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 33–17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2013 Virginia Tech 12 games, 51 catches, 660 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–3 | 4 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 15–10 | 7 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 29–21 | 2 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 17–10 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 27–17 | 4 | 123 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 19–9 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 10–13 | 4 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 27–34 | 5 | 49 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 42–24 | 6 | 105 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 24–27 | 6 | 69 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 16–6 | 3 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 12–42 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 |
2012 Virginia Tech 2 games, 2 returns, 14 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 42–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 13–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2011 Virginia Tech 1 game, 1 catch, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | at | W 38–0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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