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Jairus Byrd

Oregon · Safety · 2006-08

COV
69
TAK
75
RNG
69

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Byrd was a first-team all-conference pick in 2008.

Byrd was the No. 42 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 8th-highest safety rating at Oregon since 1990 and No. 40 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2009
    • No. 42 overall pick, NFL Draft

Oregon Teammates

  1. 91LaMichael James2009-11RB
  2. 86Dennis Dixon2004-07QB
  3. 86Haloti Ngata2004-05EDGE
  4. 83Jonathan Stewart2005-07RB
  5. 80Nick Reed2005-08EDGE
  6. 74Aaron Gipson2005S
  7. 74Casey Matthews2009-10LB
  8. 74Patrick Chung2004-08S
  9. 72Ed Dickson2006-09TE
  10. 72Justin Phinisee2004-05CB

Full Oregon all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jairus Byrd) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.