Kevin Leon Byard Jr. (born August 17, 1993) is an
American football
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free safety
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for the
Tennessee Titans
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Middle Tennessee
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. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the
2016 NFL Draft. In 2017, his second season in the NFL, he was selected to the
Pro Bowl
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and the First-team
All-Pro
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and was the co-leader for most interceptions throughout the season. Additionally, he led the NFL in takeaways with 10 (8 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries).
Early life
Byard was born on August 17, 1993, in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. After his parents divorced at the age of 14, Byard moved to
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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with his mom, older brother, two younger brothers, and three younger sisters. He attended
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in
Lithonia, Georgia
Lithonia (, ; AAVE: ) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
"Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart ...
. In high school, he participated in
football
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and track.
College career
Byard played for the
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
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of
Middle Tennessee State University
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from 2012 to 2015. He was
redshirted
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in 2011. He earned Honorable Mention All-
Conference USA honors in 2013. He was named First-team All-Conference USA in 2014 and 2015. Byard's 19 career interceptions are the most in school history. Byard graduated from Middle Tennessee in May 2015 with a degree in liberal studies.
Collegiate statistics
Professional career
On November 22, 2015, Byard announced on
Twitter
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that he had accepted his invitation to play in the
2016 Senior Bowl. He was impressive during the week of practices leading up to the
Senior Bowl
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, as he displayed his ball-hawking and athletic ability. Byard met with representatives from the
Atlanta Falcons
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during the week. Byard was not one of the 60 defensive backs invited to the
NFL combine
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. On March 31, 2016, he participated at Middle Tennessee's pro day, along with 18 other teammates. He surprised many scouts and analysts with a 4.46 and 4.50 in the 40-yard dash as many scouting reports listed speed as one of his weaknesses. Team representatives and scouts from 24 NFL teams were in attendance with Byard as the top prospect performing. He met with representatives from the
Oakland Raiders
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,
Detroit Lions
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, and
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...
during his pro day. Byard had official private visits or workouts with 12 teams that included the
Miami Dolphins
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,
Green Bay Packers
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,
Cleveland Browns
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, Titans, and
Los Angeles Rams
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. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Byard received many mixed draft projections from draft experts and scouts, with some (NFLDraftScout.com) projecting him to be a third or fourth round pick to others (NFL.com) projecting him to be drafted in the sixth or seventh round. He was ranked the fifth best strong safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
2016 season
Byard was drafted by the
Tennessee Titans
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with the first pick in the third round (64th overall) in the
2016 NFL Draft. Byard was the 24th player ever drafted from Middle Tennessee State and the highest player drafted from there since
Tyrone Calico (second round, 60th overall), who was also selected by the Titans, in the
2003 NFL Draft
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. Byard was the fifth safety selected in the 2016 NFL draft.
On July 18, 2016, the Tennessee Titans signed Byard to a four-year, $3.63 million contract with a signing bonus of $897,060.
Throughout training camp, he competed with
Rashad Johnson for the vacant starting free safety position left by the release of
Michael Griffin. Head coach
Mike Mularkey
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named Johnson the starting free safety to start the regular season with Byard serving as his backup.
Byard made his NFL debut in the Titans' season-opener against the
Minnesota Vikings
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and collected five solo tackles in a 25–16 loss. On November 6, he recorded a season-high ten combined tackles in the Titans' 43–35 loss at the
San Diego Chargers
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. His playing time increased after Johnson missed Weeks 8–9 after suffering a neck injury. On November 13, Byard received his first career start and recorded seven solo tackles and made his first NFL sack on
Green Bay Packers
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' quarterback
Aaron Rodgers during a 47–25 victory. Although Johnson returned from injury in Week 10, Byard remained the starting free safety for the last seven games of the season. He finished his rookie season with a total of 58 combined tackles (44 solo), one sack, and four pass deflections in seven starts and 16 games. He also finished second on the squad with 10 special teams tackles. Byard played in 656 (60.1%) of the Titans' defensive snaps, leading all of their safeties.
Pro Football Focus
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gave him a grade of 78.9, which ranked second among rookie safeties.
2017 season
Byard entered training camp slated as the Titans' ''de facto'' free safety after they opted not to re-sign Rashad Johnson. As expected, he was named the starting free safety to begin the season.
Byard started the Titans' season-opener against the
Oakland Raiders
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and recorded eight solo tackles in a 26–16 loss.
On October 1, 2017, he collected a season-high nine combined tackles and made his first career interception off of
Deshaun Watson
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, as the Titans lost 57–14 to the
Houston Texans
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.
On October 22, 2017, Byard recorded four combined tackles, three pass deflections, and had two interceptions off of
Cleveland Browns
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' quarterback
DeShone Kizer
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and one interception off of
Cody Kessler during the Titans' 12–9 overtime win in Week 7. His three-interception performance earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week. The following week, Byard made four solo tackles, defended three passes, and intercepted
Baltimore Ravens
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' quarterback
Joe Flacco twice to help his team earn a 23–20 victory. He became the fifth player in NFL history to record five interceptions in a two-game span joining
DeAngelo Hall
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(
2010
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),
Albert Lewis (
1985),
Willie Buchanon
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(
1978), and
Mike Haynes (
1976
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). Byard received a grade of 89.9 from Pro Football Focus which was the third highest grade among safeties through the first twelve games, only behind
Harrison Smith (94.2) and
Adrian Amos
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(92.3). In Week 13, he made a season-high nine combined tackles and deflected a pass during a 24–13 victory against the
Houston Texans
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.
On December 31, 2017, Byard recorded six combined tackles, broke up two passes, and intercepted two passes by
Blake Bortles
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in the Titans' 15–10 victory over the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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. His performance earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week. He finished the season with 87 combined tackles (62 solo), 16 pass deflections, and eight interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts. His eight interceptions led the league and he was named first-team All-Pro. Pro Football Focus gave Byard an overall grade of 89.0, ranking fourth among all qualified safeties in 2017.
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The Titans finished second in the
AFC South
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with a 9–7 record and received a wildcard playoff berth. On January 6, 2018, Byard started in his first NFL playoff game and recorded five solo tackles during a 22–21 win at the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
in the AFC Wildcard Game.
The following week, Byard made ten combined tackles (nine solo) in the Titans' 35–14 loss at the
New England Patriots
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in the AFC Divisional Round.
On January 21, 2018, Byard was selected to appear in the
2018 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. It marked his first career Pro Bowl. He was also ranked 80th by his fellow players on the
NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
2018 season
During Week 2, Byard threw a touchdown to rookie
Dane Cruikshank
Dane Ashton Cruikshank (born April 27, 1995) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona. Cruikshank was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round o ...
on a fake punt in a 20–17 victory over the
Houston Texans
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. In a Week 6 21–0 loss to the
Baltimore Ravens
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, Byard logged his first interception of the season by picking off Joe Flacco.
In a 28–14 Week 9 road victory over the
Dallas Cowboys
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, Byard intercepted quarterback
Dak Prescott
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in the end zone. After the pick, Byard celebrated on the star at midfield. The celebration was widely publicized as it resembled
Terrell Owens
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' infamous celebration from the early 2000s. Byard was fined $10,026 for the celebration. During Week 15 in a 17–0 shutout road win over the
New York Giants
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, Byard had five tackles, an interception, and a sack. He also deflected a fourth down pass from
Eli Manning
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to complete a shutout against the Giants. On December 22, 2018, in a 25–16 Week 16 victory over the
Washington Redskins
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, Byard made an important late-game interception by picking off
Josh Johnson. The Titans missed the playoffs by losing 33–17 in Week 17 against the
Indianapolis Colts
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and finishing with a 9–7 record. Byard completed the 2018 season with 90 tackles, two sacks, eight pass deflections, and four interceptions.
2019 season
![Kevin_Byard_2019_12-08](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Kevin_Byard_2019_12-08.jpg)
On July 24, 2019, Byard signed a five-year extension worth $70.5 million with $31 million guaranteed with the Titans, making him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
During the season-opener against the
Cleveland Browns
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, Byard made an interception off
Baker Mayfield
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and returned it 28 yards in the Titans' 43–13 road victory. In Week 5 against the
Buffalo Bills
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, Byard intercepted
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once in the 14–7 loss. In the next against the
Denver Broncos
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, he recorded an interception off Joe Flacco that bounced off tight end
Noah Fant
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's back in the 16–0 road loss. In the next game against the
Los Angeles Chargers
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, he caught an 11-yard reception from punter
Brett Kern
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on a fake punt in the 23–20 victory. In the regular-season finale against the
Houston Texans
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, Byard intercepted a pass thrown by
A. J. McCarron
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during the 35–14 road victory.
In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the
Baltimore Ravens
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, Byard intercepted an early pass from
Lamar Jackson
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to help set the tone for the 28–12 victory.
2020 season
In Week 1 against the
Denver Broncos
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on ''Monday Night Football'', Byard recorded a team high 9 tackles and forced a fumble on running back
Melvin Gordon
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during the 16–14 win.
In Week 15 against the
Detroit Lions
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, Byard recorded his first interception of the season of a pass thrown by
Chase Daniel during the 46–25 win.
NFL statistics
Regular season
Postseason
NFL records
* Longest touchdown pass by a defensive player in the Super Bowl era (66 yards)
Titans franchise records
* First player in team history to record five interceptions in a two-game span
Personal life
Byard married his girlfriend, Clarke Conner, in 2018. They had their first child, a daughter, Eliana Rose, on August 22, 2019. Byard is a
Christian
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.
Byard is also called the “Mayor of Murfreesboro” as a nickname referencing his college town.
References
External links
*
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders bioTennessee Titans bio
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1993 births
Living people
Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Lithonia, Georgia
American football safeties
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players
Tennessee Titans players
Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
American Conference Pro Bowl players