Jeff Byers
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| Born: | November 7, 1985 Fremont, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Loveland (Loveland, Colorado) | ||||
| College: | USC (2004–2008) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Jeff Byers (born September 7, 1985) is a former
High school career
Byers attended
College career
Although Byers arrived at USC as a center, the Trojans already had then-sophomore Ryan Kalil who kept the position for three seasons; as a result, he moved to left guard. As a freshman, Byers started 4 and played in all 13 games during the 2004 season, as the Trojans went on to win the National Championship.[2][3]
In the spring before the 2005 season, Byers had hip surgery and missed the entire season under a medical redshirt. He started the 2006 season as a reserve in the opening game against Arkansas, but suffered a back sprain in subsequent week that required surgery.[4] He missed the rest of the season.[3]
Byers recovered in time for the
Due to the health issues that caused him to miss the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Byers petitioned the NCAA for a "clock-extension waiver". In December 2008, the
Byers received his bachelor's degree in business administration in the summer of 2007, he is currently studying under the Master of Business Administration program at the USC Marshall School of Business.[3] During the 2008 season, USC head coach Pete Carroll had Byers lecture the entire team on the subprime mortgage crisis.[7] He made the 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic second-team.
In 2009, Byers was listed at No. 1 on Rivals.com's preseason interior lineman power ranking in 2009.[8]
With the injury of starting center
Professional career
2010 NFL Draft
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
301 lb (137 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
33 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[10] | ||||||||||||
Undrafted in the
References
- ^ Lynn DeBruin, Byers' setback on field helps him get ahead in classroom, Rocky Mountain News, Published December 3, 2005 , Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Gary Klein, Tailback Moody to transfer, Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2007, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Gary Klein, Jeff Byers gets sixth year of eligibility with Trojans, Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2008, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Gary Klein, Kalil Sits After Hit but Is Set to Play, Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2006, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Gary Klein, Captain Sanchez getting closer, Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2008, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Gary Klein, USC's Rey Maualuga named Pac-10's top defensive player, Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2008, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Gary Klein, USC guard Jeff Byers gives teammates the business, Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2008, Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ^ Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009), "Preseason interior lineman power rankings", Rivals.com
- ^ Gary Klein, Offensive linemen made presence felt, Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2009, Accessed September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Jeff Byers Combine Profile", NFL.com, retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers: Jeff Byers". www.panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.