At Charlotte: 2022 and 2023 Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... 49ers leading rusher and kick returner in 2022 ... 5th all-time with 1203 career rushing yards in two seasons ... 50.1 career rushing average is third all-time ... 1st all-time with 122.9 all-purpose yard average ... 5th all-time with 2949 all-purpose yards ... 10 career touchdowns (7 rushing; 3 receiving) ... 2022 and 2021 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA as a kick returner … 2021 C-USA All-Freshman selection as both a running back and kick returner … all-purpose star who excels in rushing, passing and return game ... member of the 49ers’ 10th recruiting class ... enrolled in spring semester in January, 2021.

2022: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA as a kick returner … Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... Second Team All-C-USA KR by Pro Football Focus; Fourth-Team KR by Phil Steele ... team's leading rusher ... career-high 620 rushing yards (51.7/gm) ... rushing average improved to 59.5/gm vs. CUSA competition ... 149 rushes (4.2/rush) ... shared team-lead with four rushing TDs ... added a receiving TD for five total ... played in all 12 games, making nine starts ... 50+ rushing yards in six games -- all vs. C-USA opponents -- including each of the last four ... career-high of 83 yards in win at Rice ... 81 rushing yards vs. WKU and 80 vs. UTEP ... 52 vs. LA Tech; 51 at FAU; 50 at MT ... shared team-lead by scoring in four straight games: vs. UTEP, twice at UAB, receiving TD vs. FIU, and in win at Rice ... named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week: 229 all-purpose yards (car-hi 83 rush; car-hi 58 rec; 88 ret.) at Rice ... 141 yds from scrimmage with one TD ... 88 KR yards on 3 returns (29.3/ret) ... each set up TD drives ... added a 21-yard catch on a fake punt ... two-time Hornung Award Watch List Honor Roll: vs. UTEP (185 all-purpose yds with one TD) and at Rice ... finished season with team-high 1494 all-purpose yards (620 ru; 222 rec; 652 KR) ... high of 98 return yards vs. FIU.

2021: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA as a kick returner … C-USA All-Freshman selection as both a running back and kick returner … earned a C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week Award following 49ers C-USA road win at FIU (117 KR yards; returns of 60 and 57 yards to set up scores) … named First Team All-Conference USA as a kick returner by Pro Football Focus … Fourth Team All-Conference USA KR by Phil Steele … scored game-winning TD on an 11-yard pass with 00:33 left to play in season-opener vs. Duke … played in all 12 games with seven starts … led the 49ers with 132 rushes … second on team with 583 rushing yards (48.6/gm) and three TDs (vs. Gardner-Webb, Rice and at Louisiana Tech) … caught 20 passes for 248 yards (20/7/gm) and two TDs (in wins vs. Duke; vs. Middle Tennessee) … was 2nd in C-USA with 616 returns in the kicking game (22.8 yards/ret.) … was 3rd in C-USA and 33rd in the country in all-purpose yards (1447 yards; 120.6/game) … second on the team with 5 touchdowns scored (49ers’ 4-1 in games that Byrd scored) … had seven games with 50+ rushing yards in a two-man running back rotation … had a high of 80 yards rushing in win at FIU … rushed for 72 at Old Dominion and Middle Tennessee … longest run was a 44-yard carry in OT win over Rice … highs of 53 receiving yards at WKU and 47 vs. Rice … longest catch was a 53-yarder at WKU … high of 126 return yards on seven returns at ODU … had 117 yards on two returns at FIU … three other games with 60 or more return yards.

Academics: Athletics Director's List: Spring 2021.

At Iowa: 2020: Played on special teams in season opener at Purdue. 2019: redshirt season … enrolled in spring 2019 to participate in spring practice.

At Thompson H.S.: First-team all-state and all-county honors as a senior . . . Second team all-state and first-team all-county as a junior . . . second-team all-county as a sophomore … Thompson went 24-3 in his junior and senior seasons ... reached 2018 AHSAA Class 7A state championship game as a senior, rushing for 1,340 yards with 500 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns … state semifinals as a junior … totaled 1,167 rushing yards with 243 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns … team captain as a senior … also lettered in baseball.

RUSHING
Year               G-S                Rush         Yds        Avg          TD*         Avg/G
2021            12-7                  132         583          4.4           3/5            48.6
2022            12-9                  149         620          4.2           4/5            51.7
Total          24-16                  281       1203          4.3         7/10            50.1
* Rush TD/Overall TD

SINGLE-GAME BESTS                          CAREER               ‘22 SEASON
Carries                                                20                                   20
                  Yards                                                   83                                   83
                  Long Rush                                         44                                   18

RECEIVING
Year               G-S                   Rcv         Yds        Avg          TD*         Avg/G
2021            12-7                    21         256        12.2           2/5            21.3
2022            12-9                    21         222        10.6           1/5            18.4
Total          24-16                    42         478        11.4         3/10            19.9
* Rec. TD/Overall TD

SINGLE-GAME BESTS                          CAREER                                   ‘22 SEASON
                  Receptions                                          4                                                         4
                  Yards                                                   58                                                       58
                  Long Catch                                       53                                                       36

KICK RETURNS
SINGLE-GAME BESTS                          CAREER                                   ‘22 SEASON
                  Kick Returns                                       7                                                         4
                  Yards                                                126                                                       98
                  Longest Return                               60                                                       38

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