Tyvonn Byars holds the RB · Depth spot in Rice Owls’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tyvonn Byars logged a 6.6% overall usage rate in 2025.

Tyvonn Byars is a running back for the Rice Owls from Montgomery, Texas, where he attended Lake Creek High School. At Lake Creek, Byars rushed for 5,393 yards at 7.4 yards per carry and scored 106 touchdowns across his career, including 1,540 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior. In 2025, his first season at Rice, Byars appeared in eight games and carried the ball 34 times for 193 yards with one rushing touchdown. He added two receptions for 53 yards, finishing with 236 all-purpose yards. His longest run was 32 yards against UTSA, and he caught a 43-yard reception against Memphis.

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