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Keith Byars

Keith Alan Byars

Position: RB-TE
Height: 6-1    Weight: 245 lbs.

Born: October 14, 1963 in Dayton, OH
College: Ohio St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 62 (916th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 24, 2013 1:25AM
All-Time Rank: #850. Kevin Hardy… #851. Wes Hopkins… #852. Aaron Schobel… #853. KEITH BYARS… #854. Jack Snow… #855. Ed McCaffrey… #856. Jack Del Rio… 

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1986 23 PHI RB 42 16 8 177 577 1 32 3.3 36.1 11.1 11 44 4.0 0 17 0.7 2.8 621 1 3 4
1987 24 PHI RB 41 10 8 116 426 3 30 3.7 42.6 11.6 21 177 8.4 1 30 2.1 17.7 603 4 3 4
1988 25 PHI RB 41 16 16 152 517 6 52 3.4 32.3 9.5 72 705 9.8 4 37 4.5 44.1 1222 10 5 10
1989 26 PHI RB 41 16 15 133 452 5 16 3.4 28.3 8.3 68 721 10.6 0 60 4.3 45.1 1173 5 4 10
1990 27 PHI RB 41 16 15 37 141 0 23 3.8 8.8 2.3 81 819 10.1 3 54 5.1 51.2 960 3 4 10
1991 28 PHI FB 41 16 16 94 383 1 28 4.1 23.9 5.9 62 564 9.1 3 37 3.9 35.3 947 4 5 7
1992 29 PHI fb/TE 41 15 15 41 176 1 23 4.3 11.7 2.7 56 502 9.0 2 46 3.7 33.5 678 3 1 7
1993* 30 MIA FB 41 16 16 64 269 3 77 4.2 16.8 4.0 61 613 10.0 3 27 3.8 38.3 882 6 3 8
1994 31 MIA FB 41 9 9 19 64 2 12 3.4 7.1 2.1 49 418 8.5 5 34 5.4 46.4 482 7 0 5
1995 32 MIA FB 41 16 16 15 44 1 15 2.9 2.8 0.9 51 362 7.1 2 26 3.2 22.6 406 3 0 6
1996 33 2TM 14 10 2 2 0 3 1.0 0.1 0.1 32 289 9.0 2 27 2.3 20.6 291 2 0 3
MIA rb 41 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 40 8.0 0 16 1.3 10.0 40 0 0 0
NWE te 41 10 6 2 2 0 3 1.0 0.2 0.2 27 249 9.2 2 27 2.7 24.9 251 2 0 3
1997 34 NWE FB 41 16 8 11 24 0 5 2.2 1.5 0.7 20 189 9.5 3 51 1.3 11.8 213 3 1 2
1998 35 NYJ FB 41 13 9 4 34 0 13 8.5 2.6 0.3 26 258 9.9 3 29 2.0 19.8 292 3 0 3
Career 189 161 865 3109 23 77 3.6 16.4 4.6 610 5661 9.3 31 60 3.2 30.0 8770 54 29 79
7 yrs PHI 105 93 750 2672 17 52 3.6 25.4 7.1 371 3532 9.5 13 60 3.5 33.6 6204 30 25 52
4 yrs MIA 45 45 98 377 6 77 3.8 8.4 2.2 166 1433 8.6 10 34 3.7 31.8 1810 16 3 19
2 yrs NWE 26 14 13 26 0 5 2.0 1.0 0.5 47 438 9.3 5 51 1.8 16.8 464 5 1 5
1 yr NYJ 13 9 4 34 0 13 8.5 2.6 0.3 26 258 9.9 3 29 2.0 19.8 292 3 0 3

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1986 23 PHI RB 42 16 8 1 2 50.0 55 1 50.0 0 0.0 55 27.5 37.5 55.0 3.4 135.4 1 7 16.00 22.67 33.3
1988 25 PHI RB 41 16 16 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
1990 27 PHI RB 41 16 15 4 4 100.0 53 4 100.0 0 0.0 18 13.3 33.3 13.3 3.3 158.3 0 0 13.25 33.25 0.0
1991 28 PHI FB 41 16 16 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -22.50 0.0
1992 29 PHI fb/TE 41 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
1993* 30 MIA FB 41 16 16 1 2 50.0 11 1 50.0 0 0.0 11 5.5 15.5 11.0 0.7 106.2 0 0 5.50 15.50 0.0
Career 189 161 6 13 46.2 119 6 46.2 1 7.7 55 9.2 14.9 19.8 0.6 86.2 1 7 8.00 13.36 7.1
7 yrs PHI 105 93 5 11 45.5 108 5 45.5 1 9.1 55 9.8 14.8 21.6 1.0 82.6 1 7 8.42 13.00 8.3
4 yrs MIA 45 45 1 2 50.0 11 1 50.0 0 0.0 11 5.5 15.5 11.0 0.2 106.2 0 0 5.50 15.50 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1986 23 PHI RB 42 16 8 0 3 2 0 0
1987 24 PHI RB 41 10 8 0 3 2 0 0
1988 25 PHI RB 41 16 16 0 5 2 14 0
1989 26 PHI RB 41 16 15 0 4 4 6 0
1990 27 PHI RB 41 16 15 0 4 1 0 0
1991 28 PHI FB 41 16 16 0 5 0 0 0
1992 29 PHI fb/TE 41 15 15 0 1 1 0 0
1993* 30 MIA FB 41 16 16 0 3 0 0 0
1997 34 NWE FB 41 16 8 0 1 0 0 0
Career 189 161 0 29 12 20 0
7 yrs PHI 105 93 0 25 12 20 0
4 yrs MIA 45 45 0 3 0 0 0
2 yrs NWE 26 14 0 1 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1986 23 PHI RB 42 16 8 2 47 0 31 23.5 668
1988 25 PHI RB 41 16 16 2 20 0 14 10.0 1242
1989 26 PHI RB 41 16 15 1 27 0 27 27.0 1200
Career 189 161 5 94 0 31 18.8 8864

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1986 23 PHI RB 42 16 8 1 1 6
1987 24 PHI RB 41 10 8 3 1 4 24
1988 25 PHI RB 41 16 16 6 4 10 60
1989 26 PHI RB 41 16 15 5 5 30
1990 27 PHI RB 41 16 15 3 3 18
1991 28 PHI FB 41 16 16 1 3 4 24
1992 29 PHI fb/TE 41 15 15 1 2 3 18
1993* 30 MIA FB 41 16 16 3 3 6 36
1994 31 MIA FB 41 9 9 2 5 7 42
1995 32 MIA FB 41 16 16 1 2 3 18
1996 33 2TM 14 10 2 2 1 14
NWE te 41 10 6 2 2 1 14
1997 34 NWE FB 41 16 8 3 3 18
1998 35 NYJ FB 41 13 9 3 3 18
Career 189 161 23 31 54 1 326
7 yrs PHI 105 93 17 13 30 180
4 yrs MIA 45 45 6 10 16 96
2 yrs NWE 26 14 5 5 1 32
1 yr NYJ 13 9 3 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1993

Long Rush
1988 NFL 52 (9)
1993 NFL 77 (2)

Receptions
1988 NFL 72 (9)
1990 NFL 81 (3)
Career 610 (60)

Receiving Yds
Career 5661 (186)

Touchdowns
Career 54 (186)

Rushing/Receiving TD
Career 54 (181)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Career 1 (178)

Yds From Scrimmage
Career 8770 (134)

All-Purpose Yds
Career 8864 (194)

Touches
Career 1480 (126)

Yds/Touch
1990 NFL 8.1 (5)
1991 NFL 6.1 (9)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19902nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1986 23 16 RB 76 47
1987 24 10 RB 84 34
1988 25 16 RB 182 42 11 29
1989 26 16 RB 147 27 16 49
1990 27 16 RB 140 12 23 61
1991 28 16 RB 117 26
1992 29 15 TE 86 33 5 36
1993 30 16 RB 131 17 21 55
1994 31 9 RB 90 37
1995 32 16 RB 59 49
1996 33 14 TE 41 18
1997 34 16 RB 39 70
1998 35 13 RB 47 57
1239 131