Tyvonn Byars

RB · #26 · Rice · SO · 5'10" · 217 · Montgomery, TX

Projected RB starter

372 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
21% Team touch share
8 Explosive plays
15 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Rice7681 372 4.6 0 0 2
2025 Rice8034 193 5.7 2 53 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 53.1 74
Yards per carry 4.6 38
Receiving yards per game 0.0 1
Total TDs 2 42

Around Tyvonn

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jacurri Brown QB · 478 pass yds · 7g
WR-X Braylen Walker WR · 40 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Jordan Clark WR · 223 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Ben Grice WR · 120 rush yds · 5g
TE James Falk TE · no college stats · 7g

The situation

Rice 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.3% 43
Red zone TD rate 66.7% 28
Line yards per carry 2.2 28
Sack rate allowed 13.5% 1

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Houston Christian Huskies16 104 0 0 0 0 0 1
W2 @ ND7 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
W3 WMU8 18 1 1 0 0 0 1
W4 @ FRES10 50 0 0 0 0 0 0
W5 UTSA11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
W6 @ ECU14 111 1 0 0 0 0 0
W7 TLSA15 53 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#1122 Jevon Edwards RB · South Aiken CCAR
#1122 Jordan Reasonover OT · Spring Westfield UNT
#1133 Tyvonn Byars RB · Lake Creek RICE
#1155 Willi Wascher IOL · Bellevue USC
#1155 Hayden Bradley TE · Buford MISS
RBs in the class
#84 Dominic Knicely Madison CCAR
#86 Jevon Edwards South Aiken CCAR
#87 Tyvonn Byars Lake Creek RICE
#89 Tre Berry Lanier MINN
#90 Terrell Mitchell Somerville RUTG
2026 · 74th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 64th pctile of class