#47

Rhys Byrns

P · Louisiana · Sr. · #47

All-Conf HMLouisiana 2022 alumnus
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Rhys Byrns

P · Louisiana · Sr · #47

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Louisiana
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Sun Belt

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Louisiana
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Sun Belt

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 23–13

at Marshall

4 NO  ·  156 YDS  ·  39 AVG

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Riley Riethman’s 2022 season.

Navy · 2022

#2

Bernardo Rodriguez

North Texas · 2021

77%
#3

Jack Brooks

South Alabama · 2021

73%
#4

Jamieson Sheahan

California · 2021

71%
#5

Ben Kiernan

North Carolina · 2021

70%

Matches Riley on

Class year
Weight
In-20 rate

Differs from Riley on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Bujcevski's junior season at SMU (2023).

SMU · 2023

All-AAC
#2

Tyler Perkins

Iowa State · 2024

74%
#3

Damon Greaves

Colorado · 2025

73%
#4

Caleb Junko

Pittsburgh · 2024

71%
#5

Riley Riethman

Navy · 2023

All-AAC
65%

Matches Ryan on

Class year
Height
In-20 rate

Differs from Ryan on

Weight (higher)