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Jersey Number 21
Byron Cardwell
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Morse HS
Bio
As A Sophomore (2022)
Appeared in two games and utilized a redshirt before opting to enter the transfer portal following the regular season … Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and a touchdown while catching four passes for 34 yards and a score … Played 28 total offensive snaps … vs. No. 3 Georgia (Sept. 3): Rushed four times for 28 yards and caught two passes for eight yards in the season opener … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Found the end zone twice in the 2022 home opener, rushing seven times for 48 yards and a score while adding two receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown … Second career multi-TD game, and first with both a rushing and receiving touchdown.
As a Freshman (2021)
» Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 11)
Shined for the Ducks as a true freshman, playing in all 14 games … Rushed for 417 yards and three touchdowns on 61 carries … Led the Pac-12 with an outstanding 6.84 yards per carry … Tied for fourth in the conference with eight rushes of 20 yards or more … Second among Pac-12 freshman with 417 rushing yards … Caught four passes for three yards … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in a game for the first time vs. Colorado … Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after recording his first career multi-touchdown game vs. Washington State … Earned a 70.8 overall grade and a 73.9 rushing grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Got his first career touches, rushing three times for 17 yards … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Took advantage of his first extended playing time of the season, rushing seven times for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown with a long rush of 34 yards … Averaged a whopping 18.1 yards per carry … Became the first Oregon player to rush for at least 100 yards on 10 or fewer carries since Sept. 29, 2018 … at Washington (Nov. 6): Carried the ball a career-high 16 times for 55 yards … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Earned the conference freshman of the week award after rushing nine times for 98 yards and two touchdowns … First career multi-touchdown game … Third straight game with at least 50 rushing yards … vs. No. 17 Utah (Dec. 3): Caught a six-yard pass in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Rushed six times for 17 yards and caught a pass in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and top-ranked running back from California by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top 250 player nationally by ESPN (No. 166), the 247 composite (No. 182), 247Sports (No. 190) and Rivals (No. 245) … Top-10 running back nationally in the 247 composite (No. 8) and by ESPN (No. 10), while ranking 12th by 247Sports and 13th by Rivals … No. 16 overall player from California by ESPN and 247Sports, while being ranked 16th by ESPN and 17th in the 247 composite … Three-year letterman at St. Augustine High School before transferring to Morse High School for senior season which was postponed by COVID-19 … Played in two games in the Spring of 2021 as a senior … Rushed for 139 yards on 23 carries (6.0 ypc) with one touchdown … Had one 100-yard rushing game, gaining 103 yards on 18 carries with a TD against La Jolla while also completing 2-of-2 passes for 42 yards … Earned CIF San Diego Section Division II all-conference honors as both a sophomore and a junior … During those two seasons, rushed for 1,968 yards and 34 touchdowns on 371 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 82.0 yards per game … Totaled 2,998 all-purpose yards (1,968 rushing; 716 receiving; 82 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception returns) and 39 total TDs … Had 42 receptions over the two years with four touchdown catches while averaging 17.0 yards per catch and 29.8 yards per game … On defense, added 14 tackles (13 solo), a sack, a tackle for loss, an interception and a pass deflected … As a junior earned all-league honors while helping lead St. Augustine to an 8-3 record and a spot in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Football Championships … Gained 872 yards rushing and scored 21 TDs on 150 carries, averaging 5.8 ypc and 87.2 yards per game … Had 23 receptions for 311 yards and two touchdown catches while averaging 13.5 yards per catch … Totaled 1,477 all-purpose yards (872 rushing; 311 receiving; 162 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception return) with 23 total TDs … On defense, added 11 tackles (10 solo) and a pick … Finished season with five 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 158 yards on 12 carries (12.2 ypc) with two TDs in season-opening win vs. Bonita Vista … Ran for 133 yards on 23 carries (5.8 ypc) with two touchdowns in a win vs. Point Loma … Gained 116 yards while scoring a career-high five TDs on just 15 carries (7.7 ypc) in a win vs. Morse … Rushed for 109 yards and scored two TDs on 17 carries (6.4 ypc) in a win vs. Otay Ranch … Had 102 yards rushing and scored a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries (4.9 ypc) in a win vs. Loyola … Had multiple rushing TDs in eight games, including scoring in St. Augustine’s first seven games (18 total TDs in those seven games) … In addition to five rushing TDs vs. Morse, scored three on the ground in a win over Eastlake … Had three total TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving) against both Helix and Point Loma … Ran for two TDs vs. Bonita Vista, Loyola, Otay Ranch and Lincoln … Scored a TD in nine of 10 games played … Had one 100-yard receiving game finishing with 100 yards on two catches in a win over Lincoln … TD catches came against Helix and Point Loma … Had multiple receptions in seven of 10 games played … Had a career-high four catches twice, three receptions three times and a pair of catches twice … Had eight games with more than 100 yards of all-purpose offense, including two 200-plus yard games … Finished with a career-high 271 all-purpose yards in a win over Lincoln finishing with 100 receiving yards, 95 rushing yards and a 76-yard interception return for a TD … Totaled 259 yards of all-purpose yards in a win over Point Loma finishing with 133 rushing, 50 receiving, 10 kickoff return and 56 punt return yards … Had 159 all-purpose yards twice, 151 one time, 116 once and 115 twice … Made tackles in six games including three with multiple tackles … Had a career-high four tackles (3 solo) in win over Lincoln … As a sophomore, named second-team San Diego City All-Conference after leading St. Augustine to a 10-4 record and the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 Playoff championship … Helped team advance to the CIF Football Championship Bowl Games Division 2-AA Regional final … In 14 games, rushed for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns on 221 carries while averaging 5.0 yards per carry and 78.3 yards per game … Added 19 receptions for 405 yards (21.3 ypc) and two TDs … Totaled 1,521 all-purpose yards (1,096 rushing; 405 receiving; 20 kickoff return) … Made three tackles (all solo), with a tackle for loss, sack and pass deflected … Finished season with three 100-yard games, including a season-high 126 yards with two TDs on just 12 carries (10.5 ypc) in a season-opening win vs. Bonita Vista … Had 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 18 attempts (6.7 ypc) in a win vs. Otay Ranch … Ran for 119 yards and a TD on 14 carries (8.5 ypc) in a win over Santa Fe Christian … Had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the first two games of the year … Rushed for multiple TDs in three games, including two vs. Helix (72 yards rushing, 17 carries) in the CIF San Diego Section championship game … Also had a pair of rushing TDs in wins over Bonita Vista and Otay Ranch … Scored two TDs in win over Point Loma (1 rushing, 1 receiving) … Had at least one TD in 11 games, including 10 with a rushing touchdown … Started the season scoring in the first six games (8 total rushing TDs) … Caught TD passes in two games with one coming in the CIF championship win vs. Helix … Had multiple catches in six of 14 games including a season-high tying three receptions (48 yards) in the CIF Division 2-AA Football Championship Regional Final Bowl Game … Also had three grabs in a win over Loyola and two catches four times, including playoff wins over Mission Hills and Helix … Finished with eight 100-yard all-purpose games, including the first four games of the season and another four-game stretch that included quarterfinal and semifinal playoff wins … Had a season-high 163 all-purpose yards (119 rushing; 44 receiving) in win vs. Santa Fe Christian … Finished with 134 all-purpose yards (86 rushing; 28 receiving; 20 kickoff returns) in quarterfinal playoff win over Steele Canyon … Totaled 128 all-purpose yards (44 rushing; 84 receiving) in semifinal playoff win vs. Mission Hills … Made tackles in two games, including a season-high tackles (both solo) with a TFL and sack vs. Madison … High school coach at Morse was Tracy McNair and at St. Augustine was Joe Kremer … Lettered in both basketball and track and field as a sophomore and junior … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Penn State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Utah, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State.
Appeared in two games and utilized a redshirt before opting to enter the transfer portal following the regular season … Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and a touchdown while catching four passes for 34 yards and a score … Played 28 total offensive snaps … vs. No. 3 Georgia (Sept. 3): Rushed four times for 28 yards and caught two passes for eight yards in the season opener … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Found the end zone twice in the 2022 home opener, rushing seven times for 48 yards and a score while adding two receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown … Second career multi-TD game, and first with both a rushing and receiving touchdown.
As a Freshman (2021)
» Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 11)
Shined for the Ducks as a true freshman, playing in all 14 games … Rushed for 417 yards and three touchdowns on 61 carries … Led the Pac-12 with an outstanding 6.84 yards per carry … Tied for fourth in the conference with eight rushes of 20 yards or more … Second among Pac-12 freshman with 417 rushing yards … Caught four passes for three yards … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in a game for the first time vs. Colorado … Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after recording his first career multi-touchdown game vs. Washington State … Earned a 70.8 overall grade and a 73.9 rushing grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Got his first career touches, rushing three times for 17 yards … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Took advantage of his first extended playing time of the season, rushing seven times for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown with a long rush of 34 yards … Averaged a whopping 18.1 yards per carry … Became the first Oregon player to rush for at least 100 yards on 10 or fewer carries since Sept. 29, 2018 … at Washington (Nov. 6): Carried the ball a career-high 16 times for 55 yards … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Earned the conference freshman of the week award after rushing nine times for 98 yards and two touchdowns … First career multi-touchdown game … Third straight game with at least 50 rushing yards … vs. No. 17 Utah (Dec. 3): Caught a six-yard pass in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Rushed six times for 17 yards and caught a pass in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and top-ranked running back from California by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top 250 player nationally by ESPN (No. 166), the 247 composite (No. 182), 247Sports (No. 190) and Rivals (No. 245) … Top-10 running back nationally in the 247 composite (No. 8) and by ESPN (No. 10), while ranking 12th by 247Sports and 13th by Rivals … No. 16 overall player from California by ESPN and 247Sports, while being ranked 16th by ESPN and 17th in the 247 composite … Three-year letterman at St. Augustine High School before transferring to Morse High School for senior season which was postponed by COVID-19 … Played in two games in the Spring of 2021 as a senior … Rushed for 139 yards on 23 carries (6.0 ypc) with one touchdown … Had one 100-yard rushing game, gaining 103 yards on 18 carries with a TD against La Jolla while also completing 2-of-2 passes for 42 yards … Earned CIF San Diego Section Division II all-conference honors as both a sophomore and a junior … During those two seasons, rushed for 1,968 yards and 34 touchdowns on 371 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 82.0 yards per game … Totaled 2,998 all-purpose yards (1,968 rushing; 716 receiving; 82 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception returns) and 39 total TDs … Had 42 receptions over the two years with four touchdown catches while averaging 17.0 yards per catch and 29.8 yards per game … On defense, added 14 tackles (13 solo), a sack, a tackle for loss, an interception and a pass deflected … As a junior earned all-league honors while helping lead St. Augustine to an 8-3 record and a spot in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Football Championships … Gained 872 yards rushing and scored 21 TDs on 150 carries, averaging 5.8 ypc and 87.2 yards per game … Had 23 receptions for 311 yards and two touchdown catches while averaging 13.5 yards per catch … Totaled 1,477 all-purpose yards (872 rushing; 311 receiving; 162 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception return) with 23 total TDs … On defense, added 11 tackles (10 solo) and a pick … Finished season with five 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 158 yards on 12 carries (12.2 ypc) with two TDs in season-opening win vs. Bonita Vista … Ran for 133 yards on 23 carries (5.8 ypc) with two touchdowns in a win vs. Point Loma … Gained 116 yards while scoring a career-high five TDs on just 15 carries (7.7 ypc) in a win vs. Morse … Rushed for 109 yards and scored two TDs on 17 carries (6.4 ypc) in a win vs. Otay Ranch … Had 102 yards rushing and scored a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries (4.9 ypc) in a win vs. Loyola … Had multiple rushing TDs in eight games, including scoring in St. Augustine’s first seven games (18 total TDs in those seven games) … In addition to five rushing TDs vs. Morse, scored three on the ground in a win over Eastlake … Had three total TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving) against both Helix and Point Loma … Ran for two TDs vs. Bonita Vista, Loyola, Otay Ranch and Lincoln … Scored a TD in nine of 10 games played … Had one 100-yard receiving game finishing with 100 yards on two catches in a win over Lincoln … TD catches came against Helix and Point Loma … Had multiple receptions in seven of 10 games played … Had a career-high four catches twice, three receptions three times and a pair of catches twice … Had eight games with more than 100 yards of all-purpose offense, including two 200-plus yard games … Finished with a career-high 271 all-purpose yards in a win over Lincoln finishing with 100 receiving yards, 95 rushing yards and a 76-yard interception return for a TD … Totaled 259 yards of all-purpose yards in a win over Point Loma finishing with 133 rushing, 50 receiving, 10 kickoff return and 56 punt return yards … Had 159 all-purpose yards twice, 151 one time, 116 once and 115 twice … Made tackles in six games including three with multiple tackles … Had a career-high four tackles (3 solo) in win over Lincoln … As a sophomore, named second-team San Diego City All-Conference after leading St. Augustine to a 10-4 record and the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 Playoff championship … Helped team advance to the CIF Football Championship Bowl Games Division 2-AA Regional final … In 14 games, rushed for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns on 221 carries while averaging 5.0 yards per carry and 78.3 yards per game … Added 19 receptions for 405 yards (21.3 ypc) and two TDs … Totaled 1,521 all-purpose yards (1,096 rushing; 405 receiving; 20 kickoff return) … Made three tackles (all solo), with a tackle for loss, sack and pass deflected … Finished season with three 100-yard games, including a season-high 126 yards with two TDs on just 12 carries (10.5 ypc) in a season-opening win vs. Bonita Vista … Had 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 18 attempts (6.7 ypc) in a win vs. Otay Ranch … Ran for 119 yards and a TD on 14 carries (8.5 ypc) in a win over Santa Fe Christian … Had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the first two games of the year … Rushed for multiple TDs in three games, including two vs. Helix (72 yards rushing, 17 carries) in the CIF San Diego Section championship game … Also had a pair of rushing TDs in wins over Bonita Vista and Otay Ranch … Scored two TDs in win over Point Loma (1 rushing, 1 receiving) … Had at least one TD in 11 games, including 10 with a rushing touchdown … Started the season scoring in the first six games (8 total rushing TDs) … Caught TD passes in two games with one coming in the CIF championship win vs. Helix … Had multiple catches in six of 14 games including a season-high tying three receptions (48 yards) in the CIF Division 2-AA Football Championship Regional Final Bowl Game … Also had three grabs in a win over Loyola and two catches four times, including playoff wins over Mission Hills and Helix … Finished with eight 100-yard all-purpose games, including the first four games of the season and another four-game stretch that included quarterfinal and semifinal playoff wins … Had a season-high 163 all-purpose yards (119 rushing; 44 receiving) in win vs. Santa Fe Christian … Finished with 134 all-purpose yards (86 rushing; 28 receiving; 20 kickoff returns) in quarterfinal playoff win over Steele Canyon … Totaled 128 all-purpose yards (44 rushing; 84 receiving) in semifinal playoff win vs. Mission Hills … Made tackles in two games, including a season-high tackles (both solo) with a TFL and sack vs. Madison … High school coach at Morse was Tracy McNair and at St. Augustine was Joe Kremer … Lettered in both basketball and track and field as a sophomore and junior … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Penn State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Utah, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State.
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