Demetrius Byrd

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Demetrius Byrd
LSU WR Demetrius Byrd during the Auburn @ LSU game on October 20, 2007.  Byrd caught the game-winning touchdown pass with 1 second remaining.
LSU WR Demetrius Byrd during the Auburn @ LSU game on October 20, 2007. Byrd caught the game-winning touchdown pass with 1 second remaining.
College LSU
Conference SEC
Sport Football
Position WR
Jersey # 2
Class Junior
Career 2005 – present
Height ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality USA
Born June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) (age 21)
Flag of Florida Miami, Florida
High school Miami Central High School,
Miami, Florida
Former school(s) PRCC
Career highlights
Honors
2006 JC All-American
Bowl games
2008 BCS Championship - LSU 38, Ohio State 24

Demetrius Byrd (born June 30, 1986, in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver. He currently attends Louisiana State University.[1]

[edit] High school career

Byrd played just one year at the high school level — his senior season at Miami Central High School. He led Miami Dade in yards with 36 catches 864 yards and 10 touchdowns his first year playing high school football. He signed with Florida International University, but opted to enroll in Pearl River Community College instead.

[edit] College career

LSU WR Demetrius Byrd during the LSU @ Ole Miss game on November 17, 2007.
LSU WR Demetrius Byrd during the LSU @ Ole Miss game on November 17, 2007.

Byrd started for two years at Pearl River, helping that school to back-to-back Mississippi state junior college championships. He combined to catch 87 balls for 1,433 yards and 12 touchdowns during his career, earning first team All-American junior college honors this past season.

He transferred to LSU in 2007 and became an immediate contributor to the team. The biggest moment of his short college career so far came on October 20, 2007, when he caught a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Flynn with just one second left in regulation vs. rival Auburn University. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wide receiver Byrd commits to LSU
  2. ^ Another Amazing Chapter in LSU-Auburn Rivalry