Kevin Byard
 Byard 2018 |
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| Tennessee Titans - No. 31 | |
| Safety | |
| Date of birth: August 17, 1993 | |
| Place of birth: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 1.80 m | Weight: 96 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2016 for the Tennessee Titans | |
| Career | |
| College : Middle Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 319 |
| Sacks | 3.0 |
| Interceptions | 17th |
| Forced fumbles | 0 |
| Passes prevented | 37 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Kevin Leon Byard Jr (* 17th August 1993 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Tennessee Titans as safety .
college
Byard attended Middle Tennessee State University and played college football for their team, the Blue Raiders, from 2012 to 2015 . He was able to set a total of 318 tackles and get 19 interceptions .
NFL
Byard was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the 3rd round in the 2016 NFL Draft for 64th overall and received a four-year contract worth $ 3.64 million. Already in his rookie season he was able to establish himself and was used in all games, seven times as a starter , whereby he gradually got more and more playing time.
In the 2017 season he was again much better. So he managed 16 pass defenses and 8 interceptions, which he led the league together with Darius Slay . For his consistently good performance, he was also appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time .
In July 2019, he signed a new contract with the Titans. It has a term of five years and a total value of $ 70.5 million, of which $ 31 million is guaranteed. He became the highest paid safety in the league, with an average earnings of $ 14.1 million.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ College stats at sports-reference.com, accessed February 3, 2018
- ↑ Contract details on spotrac.com, accessed on February 3, 2018
- ^ Kevin Byard, Titans agree to five-year extension. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Byard, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Byard, Kevin Leon Jr (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |