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2025 Football Roster

54 Savion Byrd

  • Position OL
  • Cl-Exp JR-TR
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 304
  • Hometown Cedar Hill, Texas
  • Previous School Oklahoma / Duncanville

Biography

Redshirt Junior (2024): Appeared in all 14 games starting in 12 primarily at left tackle … paved the way for Brashard Smith to have the 12th 1,000-rushing-yard season in program history … helped SMU have the third-fewest sacks in the ACC as the Mustang Offense was second in the ACC and sixth nationally in scoring (38.5) … AWARDS: Preseason: Pick Six Previews Preseason ACC All-Transfer Team.

At Oklahoma: Played in nine games and made four starts at left guard in 2023 … started each of season's first three games vs. Arkansas, SMU, and Tulsa (9/16) … saw limited action over next four games after injury in game at Tulsa and returned to starting lineup at Kansas.

Prep: 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.

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2024RS JR

    OL
    6'5" 304 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2025RS SR

    OL
    6'5" 304 lbs
    54