Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-31vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#4
Tawfiq Byard
Senior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 198 lb · Hyattsville, MD · DeMatha Catholic
CFB Index 74 · #74 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Colorado → Texas A&M for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1463 nationally · Signed with South Florida
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Colorado to Texas A&M in 2026.
Tawfiq Byard
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Tawfiq Byard has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Kentucky — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of DeMatha Catholic
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas A&M
2025Colorado
2026Texas A&M
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas A&M | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 138 | 95 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2024South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Balanced
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Texas A&M2-1HC: Mike Elko · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
49.3%
112 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
75.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
124 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
74 · #74 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #74 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrell Davis’s 2023 season.
72%match
Matches Tyrell on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Tyrell on
Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derrell Farrar's junior season at Liberty (2025).
74%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Derrell on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Derrell on
Weight (lower)
The secondary · Texas A&M
- #4Tawfiq Byard78 tackles · 2025
- #3Marcus Ratcliffe66 tackles · 2025
- #7Dalton Brooks61 tackles · 2025
- #2Dezz Ricks26 tackles · 2025
- #8Jordan Shaw18 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology