Player Career

Richard McBryde Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Richard McBryde story

Richard McBryde built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a linebacker from Troy, AL wearing No. 50, spending time with Auburn and SMU. The clearest part of Richard McBryde's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Richard McBryde's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn and SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Richard McBryde moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonAuburn0
2015 Regular SeasonAuburn00
2016 Regular SeasonAuburn19.20.91
2017 PostseasonAuburn29.32.41
2017 Regular SeasonAuburn29.32.40
2018 Regular SeasonAuburn0-2
2019 PostseasonSMU17449.517
2019 Regular SeasonSMU17449.50
2020 Regular SeasonSMU1334.38.3-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Memphis

Week 10 · L 48-54 · Conference game

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Navy

Week 9 · W 51-37 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Temple

Week 8 · W 45-21 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Temple

Week 10 · W 47-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#5

@ Houston

Week 9 · W 34-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · SMU

17 primary output · 44 efficiency · 9.5 usage

64.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · SMU

64.7

17 primary · 44 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · SMU

55.5

13 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 8.3 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

8

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games