Savion Byrd

Position:
OL
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
6-5
Weight:
296
Hometown:
Cedar Hill, Texas
High School:
Duncanville HS

2023
Played in nine games and made four starts at left guard … started each of season’s first three games vs. Arkansas State (9/2), SMU (9/9) and Tulsa (9/16) … saw limited action over next four games after injury in game at Tulsa (9/16) and returned to starting lineup at Kansas (10/28) … missed game at Oklahoma State (11/4) due to illness.

2022
Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams and in a reserve offensive line role … made first career start (left guard) vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... did not see action vs. Kansas State (9/24), West Virginia (11/12) or Texas Tech (11/26).

2021
Redshirted ... made appearances vs. TCU (10/16) and Western Carolina (9/11).

HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit and top-125 national prospect ... rated by ESPN as the No. 29 overall player in the 2020 class, No. 81 by 247Sports and No. 116 by Rivals ... ranked as the nation’s No. 4 offensive guard by 247Sports ... the No. 5 offensive tackle by ESPN and No. 15 by Rivals ... regarded as the No. 4 player in Texas by ESPN, No. 12 by 247Sports and No. 17 by Rivals ... a 2021 Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl selection ... helped Duncanville to 10-2 record and Class 6A Division I semifinals as a senior in 2020 ... Panthers posted 15-1 records and state-runner-up finishes his sophomore and junior seasons ... played offensive tackle as a sophomore before being used predominantly as a defensive lineman as a junior ... moved back to offensive tackle as a senior ... born in Atlanta and moved to Texas in eighth grade ... didn’t start playing football until ninth grade ... chose OU over LSU, SMU, Texas and others.

PERSONAL
Major is undecided ... first name pronounced SAY-vee-ahn.