Tawfiq Byard
SAF · #4 · 
Texas A&M · SR · 6'1" · 198 · Hyattsville, MD
Transferred from COLO · SS depth chart, 2nd
83 2025 tackles
0.5 · 6 2025 sacks · TFL
2 2025 INT + PD
27 Career games (14 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Colorado | 11 | 4 | 83 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 |  South Florida | 12 | 10 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Florida | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Percentile vs SAFs
Tackles per game 7.5 99
Havoc plays 7 97
INT + pass breakups 2 63
Forced fumbles 2 95
The situation
Texas A&M 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 13.0% 17
Line yards per carry allowed 1.7 94
Sack rate 10.4% 99
2025 Game log
with Colorado| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 |  DEL | 3 | 1 | |||
| W3 |  @ HOU | 8 | ||||
| W4 |  WYO | 4 | 1 | |||
| W5 |  BYU | 7 | 1 | |||
| W6 |  @ TCU | 4 | ||||
| W7 |  ISU | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| W9 |  @ UTAH | 7 | ||||
| W10 |  ARIZ | 5 | ||||
| W11 |  @ WVU | 6 | 1 | |||
| W13 |  ASU | 5 | 1 | |||
| W14 |  @ KSU | 1 | 1 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2023 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2023 board
#1463 Josh Richards WR · East Orange Campus MD
#1463 Tawfiq Byard S · DeMatha Catholic USF
Tawfiq Byard S · DeMatha Catholic USF#1463 Zion Gunn CB · Winter Park PUR
Ss in the class
#132 Kam Sallis Kennedale KSU
#134 Tawfiq Byard DeMatha Catholic USF
Tawfiq Byard DeMatha Catholic USF#135 Trent Baker-Booker Lawrence Central UVA
2025 · 97th pctile of SAFs Recruit · 47th pctile of class
Playing well above the recruiting profile.