Player Dossier

2018-2021

East Carolina

Zech Byrd

TE • 6'7" • 276 lbs • Millbrook, AL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Zech Byrd reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

5

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

18

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Player Story

Zech Byrd built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 84, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zech Byrd's career was his receiving role: 12...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8975

IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Zech Byrd, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · East Carolina. Zech Byrd reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
132
Receptions
12
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Zech Byrd quick answers

Latest team and position
East Carolina · TE
Career Receiving Yards
132
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
Top game
UConn
Recruit profile
4-star · IMG Academy · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 84 · Junior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0-00-
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina811130348.8
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina112033.6
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0-00-

Related Context

Zech Byrd played TE for East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zech Byrd recorded 132 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with East Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 130 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 13.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

2

Efficiency

13.3

Usage

5.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Florida

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs South Florida

Result
Sat 10/10@ South FloridaW 44-24122202

Player Story

Zech Byrd story

Zech Byrd built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 84, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zech Byrd's career was his receiving role: 12 catches, 132 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Zech Byrd's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    East Carolina

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina13051.55.1130
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina213.35.9-128
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UConn

Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

43

Receiving Yards

73.5 takeover

43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#2

@ SMU

Week 11 · L 51-59 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

70.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ NC State

Week 1 · L 6-34

20

Receiving Yards

52.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ South Florida

Week 6 · W 44-24 · Conference game

2

Receiving Yards

44.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 10 · L 43-46 · Conference game

9

Receiving Yards

23.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

9 receiving yards with a 30 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · East Carolina

130 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 5.1 usage

48.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

33.6

2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · East Carolina

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games