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Jersey Number 26
Tyvonn Byars
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Creek
Pronunciation Guide
2025
Saw action in eight games and ran for 193 yards on 34 carries and added one reception for 43 yards to finish with 236 all-purpose yards… Had three plays of better than 25 yards in his 35 touches, with runs of 32 (UTSA) and 26 (USF) and one reception for 43 (Memphis)… Rushed for a season high 47 yards at UTSA and added 46 in the regular season finale at USF… Scored his first career touchdown with a one-yard run against Memphis.
Lake Creek HS
A four-year standout for coach Patrick Kennedy at Montgomery Lake Creek High School, where he ran for 5,393 yards (7.4 per carry) and scored 106 touchdowns in his career… Rushed for 1,540 and 30 TDs as a senior… Lions were 24-2 in his sophomore and junior seasons and lost to eventual state champion Port Neches-Groves in the regional semifinals as a junior… Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 10 running backs in Texas… Vype All-Greater Houston Preseason second team… Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association 5A Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 as a sophomore and a first-team, all-state selection.
Personal
Full name: Tyvonn Byars… Born November 11… Parents: Jack Byars and Tisha Nobles… two brothers, four sisters. Rice College: Hanszen
Hanszen College
2025
Saw action in eight games and ran for 193 yards on 34 carries and added one reception for 43 yards to finish with 236 all-purpose yards… Had three plays of better than 25 yards in his 35 touches, with runs of 32 (UTSA) and 26 (USF) and one reception for 43 (Memphis)… Rushed for a season high 47 yards at UTSA and added 46 in the regular season finale at USF… Scored his first career touchdown with a one-yard run against Memphis.
Lake Creek HS
A four-year standout for coach Patrick Kennedy at Montgomery Lake Creek High School, where he ran for 5,393 yards (7.4 per carry) and scored 106 touchdowns in his career… Rushed for 1,540 and 30 TDs as a senior… Lions were 24-2 in his sophomore and junior seasons and lost to eventual state champion Port Neches-Groves in the regional semifinals as a junior… Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 10 running backs in Texas… Vype All-Greater Houston Preseason second team… Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association 5A Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 as a sophomore and a first-team, all-state selection.
Personal
Full name: Tyvonn Byars… Born November 11… Parents: Jack Byars and Tisha Nobles… two brothers, four sisters. Rice College: Hanszen
Hanszen College
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