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Player Dossier
2018-2023USC
Solomon Byrd
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Palmdale, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Solomon Byrd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wyoming
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Wyoming • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Solomon Byrd built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with USC and Wyoming. The clearest part of Solomon Byrd's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 238
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Solomon Byrd, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wyoming. Solomon Byrd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 18.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Solomon Byrd quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · DE
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Wyoming
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · William Knight · Wyoming
- High school pipeline
- William Knight · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 18 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DE 26th (top 9%) · Pac-12 72nd (top 14%) · National 768th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wyoming | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wyoming | 12 | 40 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 8 | 37 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 27 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 40 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.3 |
Related Context
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Solomon Byrd played DE for Wyoming and USC. Across 6 tracked seasons, Solomon Byrd recorded 158 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Wyoming.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Wyoming paired 20 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wyoming, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Wyoming
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
9.4
Consistency
33.9
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 1. Texas State: 2. Idaho: 2.5. Tulsa: 7. UNLV: 1.5. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Nevada: 5. Boise State: 1. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 0. Air Force: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 5 by 30.8. Texas State: 1 by 24.2. Idaho: 5 by 45.8. Tulsa: 6 by 75. UNLV: 6 by 40. San Diego State: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 7 by 79.2. Boise State: 3 by 22.5. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.7 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Georgia State | W 38-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Air Force | L 6-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Colorado State | W 17-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Utah State | L 21-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Boise State | L 17-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Nevada2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs New Mexico | W 23-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ San Diego State | L 22-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs UNLV | W 53-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Tulsa2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 21-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 23-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Solomon Byrd story
Solomon Byrd built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with USC and Wyoming. The clearest part of Solomon Byrd's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Wyoming. 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 Solomon Byrd's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC and Wyoming.
The arc is straightforward: Solomon Byrd 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
Wyoming
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 6.9 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Wyoming | 20 | 30.6 | 9.4 | 20 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wyoming | 20 | 30.6 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | — | — | -20 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 9 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 13.5 | 22.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 15 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 15 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulsa
Week 4 · L 21-24
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 4 · W 24-22
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 4 · W 42-28 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 2 · W 41-28 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Nevada
Week 9 · W 31-3 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
83.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Wyoming
20 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
60.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Wyoming
60.8
20 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · USC
54.3
15 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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