023): Saw action in 10 games … Ran for 244 yards and two touchdowns on 49 carries … Rushed for 21 yards on five carries in collegiate debut at Ole Miss … Logged 32 rushing yards (2 carries) and a fourth-quarter touchdown in home opener with Morehead State … Also scored a touchdown in home win over VMI (9 carries, 38 yards) … Tallied season bests for both carries (11) and yards (52) in regular season finale against Samford … Posted 51 yards on eight carries in playoff victory over Gardner-Webb.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cox Mill High School for coach Shawn Baker … Named to North Carolina All-State Academic Team as a senior … Finished prep career with school record 33 rushing touchdowns … Ran for 468 yards and nine touchdowns on 91 carries as a senior, including a pair of 100+-yard rushing outings … Also caught eight passes for 145 yards and two additional scores … Scored three touchdowns on the way to leading Chargers to first playoff victory in eight seasons.

PERSONAL: The son of Jessica Peay and Tyron Coard ... Has two older sisters, Asia and Maya ... Maintained a 3.7 cumulative grade point average at Cox Mill High School … A communication major at Mercer.

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AS A FRESHMAN (2023): Saw action in 10 games … Ran for 244 yards and two touchdowns on 49 carries … Rushed for 21 yards on five carries in collegiate debut at Ole Miss … Logged 32 rushing yards (2 carries) and a fourth-quarter touchdown in home opener with Morehead State … Also scored a touchdown in home win over VMI (9 carries, 38 yards) … Tallied season bests for both carries (11) and yards (52) in regular season finale against Samford …

Tyrell Coard