Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Colorado
Tawfiq Byard
S • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Hyattsville, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tawfiq Byard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Florida • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Tawfiq Byard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Hyattsville, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Colorado and South Florida. The clearest part of Tawfiq Byard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Tawfiq Byard, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Colorado. Tawfiq Byard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Tawfiq Byard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · S
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeMatha Catholic · South Florida
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · S 26th (top 5%) · Big 12 19th (top 3%) · National 177th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 54 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 78 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 69.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado to Texas A&M | P4 to P4 | 78 | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 2025 | South Florida to Colorado | G5/FCS to P4 | 76.6 | Dec 25, 2024 |
Tawfiq Byard played S for South Florida and Colorado. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tawfiq Byard recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Colorado paired 14 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Florida, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
38.1
Usage
9.5
Consistency
61.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Delaware: 1. Houston: 2. Wyoming: 1. BYU: 1. TCU: 0. Iowa State: 1. Utah: 2. Arizona: 0. West Virginia: 2. Arizona State: 3. Kansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Delaware: 3 by 22.5. Houston: 14 by 70. Wyoming: 6 by 35. BYU: 10 by 51.7. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Iowa State: 7 by 39.2. Utah: 10 by 61.7. Arizona: 6 by 25. West Virginia: 9 by 57.5. Arizona State: 6 by 55. Kansas State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 9 · +0.2 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
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
70 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Kansas State | L 14-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | L 17-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 22-29 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona | L 17-52 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Utah10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-53 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Iowa State | W 24-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ TCU | L 21-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/28 | vs BYU10+ tackles | L 21-24 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Wyoming | W 37-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/12 | @ Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-36 | 14 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Delaware | W 31-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Georgia Tech | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tawfiq Byard story
Tawfiq Byard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Hyattsville, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Colorado and South Florida. The clearest part of Tawfiq Byard's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Colorado. 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 Tawfiq Byard's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado and South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Tawfiq Byard 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
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- 1
South Florida
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 27.9 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Colorado | 14 | 38.1 | 9.5 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 12 · W 59-24 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 60 Arizona State
Week 13 · L 17-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 40 Houston
Week 3 · L 20-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 93 West Virginia
Week 11 · L 22-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Navy
Week 11 · L 7-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Colorado
14 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 9.5 usage
69.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
56.6
11 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · South Florida
41.1
0 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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