Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Middle Tennessee
Muaaz Byard
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • York, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Muaaz Byard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Muaaz Byard built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from York, PA wearing No. 35, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Muaaz Byard's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyMuaaz Byard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Muaaz Byard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Muaaz Byard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Marshall
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 406th (top 32%) · Conference USA 90th (top 17%) · National 1,046th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 37 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee to UAB | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 10.6 | Jan 15, 2026 |
Muaaz Byard played LB for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Muaaz Byard recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 8 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
9.3
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 0. Wisconsin: 1.5. Nevada: 0.5. Marshall: 2. Kennesaw State: 0. Missouri State: 2. Delaware: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 9 by 52.5. Nevada: 3 by 17.5. Marshall: 8 by 53.3. Kennesaw State: 3 by 12.5. Missouri State: 2 by 28.3. Delaware: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 10/22 | @ DelawareSplash game | L 28-31 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/8 | vs Missouri StateSplash game | L 20-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kennesaw State | L 16-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs MarshallSplash game | L 28-42 | 8 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Nevada | W 14-13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-42 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Austin Peay | L 14-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Muaaz Byard story
Muaaz Byard built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from York, PA wearing No. 35, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Muaaz Byard's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Muaaz Byard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3.5 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 33.4 | 9.3 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 86 Marshall
Week 4 · L 28-42
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 109 Delaware
Week 9 · L 28-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 4 · L 17-45
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 2 · L 10-42
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Jacksonville State
Week 9 · L 20-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
8 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage
67.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
24.6
3.5 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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