Jadarius Byrd

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 170
Position:
CB
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Edward White
Last College:
Butler C.C.

2018 (Junior): Started the final six games of the season opposite of Aretavious Hendrix at cornerback, appearing in nine games total … Tallied 20 total tackles on the season, 17 of which were solo stops … Recorded a tackle for loss and forced a fumble, while registering the second-most pass breakups (5) among all Lumberjack defenders … Had multiple tackles in the final six games of the season and had at least three tackles on five different occasions … Made first career tackle for SFA in the season opener at FBS 18th-ranked Mississippi State (Sept. 1) … Posted two pass breakups at 11th-ranked McNeese (Sept. 29) … Owned three tackles in the 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods inside NRG Stadium in Houston against No. 16 Sam Houston State (Oct. 6) and versus 16th-ranked Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) … Notched a career-high five stops, forced a fumble and brok up a pass in the home affair with Lamar (Oct. 27) … Claimed three tackles and a pass breakup both at No. 16 Nicholls (Nov. 10) and in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15), including making a three-yard tackle for loss versus the Colonels.

Prior to SFA: Spent one season at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas … Played in nine games at Ellsworth Community College, totaling 27 tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss … At Butler Community College, played in 11 games and recorded 22 total tackles, including 21 solo stops … Posted three interceptions and had five tackles for loss for 22 yards and a forced fumble … Named 2017 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Conference honorable mention … Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of Edward White High School … Picked up all-conference honors as a junior and senior … Offered by Missouri, Maryland and Oregon State following his prep career.