CAREER HONORS
• 2022 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12

2023 (Senior): Played in 12 games with 11 starts on the offensive line, seeing time at right tackle and guard … Started the first 11 games before coming off the bench in the finale vs. West Virginia … Graded out by PFF as the eighth-best guard in the Big 12 and the 136th best in the nation … Had a 79.8 pass-block rating and a 65.9 run-block rating.

2022 (Junior): Named Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 … Played in all 13 games, starting the first seven games of the year and the Armed Forces Bowl … All starts came at right tackle … Graded out as the fourth-best tackle in the Big 12 according to Pro Football Focus, behind only teammate Connor Galvin, TCU’s Brandon Coleman and Oklahoma’s Wanya Morris … Ranked as the 70th best tackle in the country by PFF … Had a 75 percent overall grade according to PFF, including a 69.1 in pass blocking and a 75.3 in run blocking … Run-blocking score was the third-best in the Big 12 … Helped pave the way for a rushing attack that totaled 2,371 yards on the year, a per game average of 182.4.

2021 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Played in 13 games with eight starts … Made career-first start in season-opener at Texas State (9/4) … Missed the TCU game (11/6) … Appeared in the final five games of the season as a substitute offensive lineman.

2020 (Freshman): Played in all nine games on the season, primarily on special teams.

High School: Prepped at Colleyville Heritage High School for coach Joe Willis … Helped team to a 9-5 record as a senior … Anchored offensive line and a rushing attack that totaled 2,558 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry … Graded at 91 percent with 150 knockdowns … Three-time All-District honoree … First-Team All-District selection as a junior and helped Colleyville Heritage reach the state playoffs … No. 142 player in Texas according to ESPN … 247 Sports’ No. 135 in Texas … No. 69 offensive guard in the country … Dallas Morning-News ranked as No. 77 prospect in DFW … DCTF Top 2020 Offensive line pick … Class 5A regional qualifier in the shot put and discus … also a standout basketball player … picked Baylor over Arkansas and Texas Tech.

Personal: Son of Rodrick and Rhonda Byers … has one sister, Olivia, and one brother, Landon … pre-business major.

Gavin Byers