Emanuel Byrd

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Emanuel Byrd
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 28)
Albany, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Albany (Albany, Georgia)
College: Marshall
Position: Tight end
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:31
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Emanuel Augustus Byrd (born December 9, 1994) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Marshall, and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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College career

Byrd played quarterback and tight end for Georgia Military College in 2013 and 2014. [1] He transferred to attended Marshall University, where he played tight end on the Marshall Thundering Herd football team in 2015 and 2016. [2]

College statistics

Marshall Thundering Herd
YearGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2015 101921411.3411
2016 11262429.3373
Total214545610.1414
Source: HerdZone.com Archived December 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 2+18239 lb
(108 kg)
4.66 s1.58 s2.62 s4.51 s7.37 s33+589 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
20 reps
All values are from Pro Day [3]

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Byrd signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 9, 2017. [4] On July 31, 2017, he was waived by the Chiefs. [5]

Green Bay Packers

On August 5, 2017, Byrd signed with the Green Bay Packers. [6] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017. [7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 3, 2017. [8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2017. [9]

On September 1, 2018, Byrd was waived by the Packers. [10]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSReceivingRushingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2017 GB 1023115.5290000.00000
Total1023115.5290000.00000
Source: NFL.com

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References

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