Damiere Byrd

WR · South Carolina 2014 · #1

Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · Sicklerville, NJ · Timber Creek

Damiere Byrd: WR · South Carolina · #1.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Damiere Byrd

WR · South Carolina · #1

Moves the chains on third down. On tape: 51 receiving yards and 19 rushing yards against Miami, Bowl, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

South Carolina in the news

South Carolina DB out for Tennessee gameOn3 Oct 24
New suites sold out247Sports Oct 20
Four players ruled out for South Carolina vs. FloridaOn3 Oct 11
Shane Beamer's buyout complicates exitRubbing the Rock Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	South Carolina	20	308	15.4	3
Career		20	308	15.4	3

Season	Team
2014	South Carolina	7	57
Career		7	57

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	L 28-52vs No. 21 Texas A&M	1	46	46.0	1	46
Wk 3	W 38-35vs No. 6 Georgia	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 4	W 48-34@ Vanderbilt	1	29	29.0	1	29
Wk 5	L 20-21vs Missouri	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 6	L 38-45@ Kentucky	4	24	6.0	0	9
Wk 8	W 41-10vs Furman	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	L 35-42@ No. 5 Auburn	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 10	L 42-45vs Tennessee	2	32	16.0	0	22
Wk 12	W 23-20@ Florida	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 13	W 37-12vs South Alabama	2	48	24.0	0	45
Wk 14	L 17-35@ No. 23 Clemson	1	12	12.0	1	12
Bowl	W 24-21vs Miami	3	51	17.0	0	35
Total		20	308	15.4	3	46

Signature game

Week 1 · 2014

L 28-52

vs Texas A&M

1 rec · 46 yds · 1 TD · 14 rush yds (2 car)

With D. Thompson — 366 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.5 · T. Hull — 44 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.57Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 46 yds for a TD, (Elliott Fry KICK)
Week 3 · Georgia · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.73Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 24 yds to the Geo 38 for a
Week 14 · Clemson · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.23Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 12 yds for a TD, (Elliott Fry KICK)
Week 8 · Furman · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −3.08Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 5 yds Damiere Byrd fumbled, forced by Thomas Brown, recovered by Furm Marcus McMorris SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive holding (NA) declined
Week 4 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Thompson to Byrd: a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Tennessee · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 22 yds to the SCaro 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · South Alabama · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 45 yds to the SAlab 22 for a
Week 5 · Missouri · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 15 yds to the SCaro 38 for a
Week 6 · Kentucky · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.81Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 9 yds to the SCaro 41 for a
Week 9 · Auburn · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.76Dylan Thompson pass complete to Damiere Byrd for 11 yds to the Aub 38 for a

Teams and coaches

2014South Carolina7-6HC: Steve Spurrier · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#156 / 713 · 78th pct

14.7

Explosive rate#246 / 713 · 65th pct

13.2%

TD rate#283 / 713 · 60th pct

5.3%

EPA / target#605 / 713 · 15th pct

0.22

Catch rate#682 / 713 · 4th pct

50.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#117 / 556 · 78th pct

15.4

Rush yards#65 / 270 · 76th pct

Rec TDs#210 / 556 · 56th pct

Long catch#281 / 556 · 49th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Rec yards#347 / 556 · 38th pct

308

Receptions#408 / 556 · 25th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.3	28.2	21.5	0.2
Road5g	1.8	17.6	12.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	31.5	22.8	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	1.5	19.8	12.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Steve Spurrier

Pass share

49.7%

467 pass / 473 run

Plays / game

72.3

13 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

497 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

20 catches and 7 carries in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Damiere Byrd

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

South Carolina in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

20 catches and 7 carries in 12 games

Four seasons at South Carolina

His moves

2011