2011-12 Football
Byron Tyson
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Greenville, N.C.
- High School:
- J.H. Rose
2011 Senior Season
• Made first career start at Alabama
2010 Junior Season
• Appeared in two games
2009 Sophomore Season
• Saw game action in 10 contests, including some playing time at linebacker and was a solid special teams contributor
• Had four tackles, including three solo
2008 Redshirt Freshman Season
• Saw action in all 12 games at linebacker and on special teams
• Compiled five tackles
2007 Freshman Season
• Redshirted
Prior to Kent State
• Totaled 233 tackles with one interception, 15 sacks and 17 tackles for a loss in three seasons as a starter at J.H. Rose High School
• Named all-area and all-conference selection as a junior when he recorded 97 total tackles and nine quarterback sacks
• Twice selected as a game MVP
• Also named Most Improved Player for JHRHS as a junior
• In his senior season, made 118 tackles, including six sacks and also intercepted a pass
• Member of four North Carolina State Championship teams
• Also a member of Coastal 3A14A Conference Championship squads in 2005 and 2006
• Was named to the North Carolina Preps All-State Team
• Lettered three times in football
Personal
• Born Nov. 20, 1988
• Parents are Byron Sr. and Denese Tyson
• Has one sibling
• Majoring in business management
