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Keith Byars
Tale of the Tape 61 245 lbs. RB
Awards 1984, Consensus All American, Big10 Player of the Year, 2nd in Heisman voting
College career had a breakout sophomore season in 1983 with 1199 yards rushing and 22 TDs. Returned 2 kicks, one of which was a 99-yard TD in the Fiesta Bowl. Huge junior year leading the nation with 1764 yards rushing and 24 TDs. Also caught 42 passes for 479 yards and a nice 11.4 average. Averaged over 30 rushing/receiving attempts per game. Finished 2nd in the Heisman to Doug Flutie! Broke his foot his senior year and had only 213 rushing yards. Still managed to be a 10th overall pick in the 1986 NFL draft.
What happened next: The NFL Unique player in the NFL. Perhaps the only true H-back in NFL history who did an equal amount of rushing, receiving, and blocking. Only two 100-yard rushing games in his career (both early in his career with Eagles), but very effective in short yardage.
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