University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2019 (Senior):

• Named to the all-Mountain West first team.
• Selected to the preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch list.
• One of just four players on the team to start all 15 games.
• Led the Mountain West in receptions with 98.
• The 98 receptions is the sixth highest single-season total in program history. 
• Was No. 3 in the Mountain West and No. 19 nationally in receptions per game (6.5).
• Ranked third on the team in receiving yards (1,097) and second in receiving touchdowns (10). 
• Opened the 2019 season with 14 receptions, 224 receiving yards and four touchdowns against Arizona (Aug 30). 
• The four touchdown catches tied a school record.
• Earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors for the performance.
• Had at least four catches in all but one game.
• Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Sept. 30) after recording seven catches for 87 yards and three touchdowns, while also adding a 29-yard rush in a road win at Nevada.
• One of just 16 players at UH to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
• Finished with four career multiple TD games, three career double-digit catch games and caught a pass in all 29 career games played.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

2018 (Junior):

• Named to the Fred Biletnikoff Award watch list.
• Finished second on the team and eighth in the Mountain West with 970 receiving yards, averaging 69.3 yards per game.
• Tied for second on the team and tied for fifth in the MW in touchdown receptions with nine.
• Ranked fourth in the MW pulling down 79 catches on the year.
• Found the end zone in seven games with two multiple TD games vs. Navy (2) and Rice (2).
• Had team-highs of 11 catches each in wins over Colorado State and Navy.
• Had 181 receiving yards against CSU, the most-ever by a player in his UH debut and the second-most receiving yards by a Warrior in a season-opener.
• Posted 14 catches of 20+ yards.
• Also served as an occasional punt and kickoff returner.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

Prior To UH: 

• Played two seasons at Long Beach City College.
• As a sophomore, earned first-team all-conference honors as a receiver, kick returner, punt returner, and all-purpose player.
• Also named team MVP.
• Totaled 66 receptions for 903 yards and 11 TDs.
• Averaged 82.1 yards receiving per game.
• Had a season-high 10 catches for 125 yards and three TDs versus  Saddleback College.
• Helped the Vikings win their fourth straight bowl game versus Bakersfield, recording nine catches for 161 yards and two TDs in that game.
• Averaged 28.9 yards on kickoff returns.
• Had a career-long 87-yard touchdown return vs. El Camino. 
• Also returned 22 punts, tallying 324 yards.
• Scored on a 92-yard punt return versus Pasadena.
• Registered a team-best 1,665 all-purpose yards.
• Appeared in nine games as a freshman.
• Recorded 25 receptions for 352 yards and four TDs.
• Teammate of fellow UH signee Alex Dalpe.

Prep: 

• A 2016 graduate of Narbonne High School in Harbor City, Calif.
• A three-year letterwinner in football.
• Helped school to back-to-back city championships and regional and state titles as a senior.
• Tallied 60 receptions for 887 yards and eight TDs as a senior.
• Also returned kicks and scored touchdowns on both a kickoff and punt return.
• Named first-team all-city after tallying 1,321 all-purpose yards.
• Also lettered in track.

Personal: 

• Born in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Intends to major in sociology.
• Has three sisters.
• Parents are Cedric and Jameelah Byrd of Gardena, Calif.