Byrd Named to Hornung Award Watch List
Byrd is one of 53 players in the country named to the list. Byrd was the 49ers leading rusher and leading kick returner in 2022 and led the team with 1494 all-purpose yards. He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honors as a kick returner, was named the CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week once, and was twice named to the Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll.
He rushed for 620 yards and shared the team lead with four rushing touchdowns. In the passing game, he added 222 receiving yards with one touchdown catch. He rushed for 50 or more yards six times with a career-high 83-yards in the 49ers win at Rice.
He had 652 kick return yards including a high of 98 vs. FIU. EARLY IMPACT In 2021, he was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team as both a running back and kick returner while earning Honorable Mention All-CUSA as a kick returner.
In two seasons with the 49ers, he has rushed for over 1200 yards with nearly 500 receiving yards. He's scored 10 touchdowns in his two-year career. AAC BOUND Charlotte, which will celebrate the program's 10th anniversary in its first season in the American Athletic Conference, opens the 2023 campaign Sept.
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