Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 95 | — |
| Success rate | 43.2% | 190th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.5% | 238th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 13.7% | 124th / 332 |
| First downs | 23 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 2 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Byars's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction95 carries
2025 charting · Rice
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction23 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Rice#117 · 1-7 | 8 | 48% | 97 | 465 | 4.8 | 2 | 43.2% |
| 2025 | Rice#126 · 5-8 | 8 | 13% | 34 | 193 | 5.7 | 1 | 52.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tyvonn Byars's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tyvonn Byars's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Houston Christian | W 31–3 | 6.7 | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | @ Notre Dame | L 0–52 | 4.3 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  Western Michigan | L 21–28 | 5.2 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | @ Fresno State | L 24–38 | 5.5 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 |  UTSA | L 14–16 | 1.2 | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | @ East Carolina | L 12–28 | 7.6 | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 |  Tulsa | L 17–38 | 4.8 | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 49–51 | 6.4 | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.2 | 97 | 465 | 4.8 | 2 | 44 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 97 | — |
| Yards | 465 | 93rd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.8 | 141st / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 44 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | ✓ RB | 80 | ~29 (20–38) | 16 | 36% |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | ✓ RB | 46 | ~19 (13–25) | 7 | 41% |
| Wk 3 · Western Michigan | ✓ RB | 63 | ~27 (18–35) | 9 | 43% |
| Wk 4 · Fresno State | ✓ RB | 63 | ~28 (19–36) | 10 | 44% |
| Wk 5 · UTSA | ✓ RB | 60 | ~28 (19–36) | 11 | 47% |
| Wk 6 · East Carolina | — | 65 | ~39 (27–51) | 14 | 60% |
| Wk 7 · Tulsa | ✓ RB | 62 | ~33 (23–43) | 15 | 53% |
| Wk 8 · Florida Atlantic | ✓ RB | 59 | ~35 (24–45) | 16 | 59% |
| Season | 7 GS | 498 | 238 (189–294) | 98 | 48% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Rice roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tyvonn Byars | RB | SO | 97 | 465 | 4.8 | 2 | — | +0.02 |
| 28 | D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | SO | 74 | 257 | 3.5 | 2 | — | -0.12 |
| 30 | Carson Morgan | RB | JR | 12 | 60 | 5 | 0 | — | -0.06 |
| 10 | Quinton Jackson | RB | SR | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | +0.32 |
| 33 | Justin Powell | RB | FR | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | — | -0.75 |
| 27 | Dionne Sims | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →