Tawfiq Byard
Tawfiq Byard
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Tawfiq Byard has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Houston — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Deion Sanders.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado | 78 | 58 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 54 | 34 | 8.0 | 2.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 95 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 24–17
vs Iowa State
7 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrell Davis’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derrell Farrar's junior season at Liberty (2025).
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