Tawfiq Byard

S • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Hyattsville, MD, USA

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Tawfiq Byard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

80%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8492

DeMatha Catholic · Hyattsville, MD

Committed To: South Florida
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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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%)

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.

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20252025 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention

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