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#88 J.T. Byrne

J.T. Byrne - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 6-5
Weight 255
Hometown Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
High School Carmel H.S.
Last School Cal
Major Business Administration
J.T. Byrne - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Cal (2023-24): Saw action in 16 game over two seasons (five as a redshirt sophomore in 2023 and 11 as a redshirt junior in 2024) … Recorded two special teams tackles in 2024.

Oregon State (2021-22): Played in nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 but did not record any statistics … Did not see any game action as a true freshman in 2021.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Versatile athlete played tight end, wide receiver, quarterback, linebacker and defensive end … Caught 66 passes for 958 yards and nine touchdowns, completed 33-of-51 passes for six touchdowns and ran 62 times for 393 yards and 10 scores during course of prep career, despite his senior season having just one game due to the Covid-19 pandemic … Also recorded 14.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions on defense … Named first-team all-state as an all-purpose player and second-team as a tight end while also earning all-county recognition as a junior in 2019 … Two-time all-conference selection (as a junior in 2019 and a sophomore in 2018) … Had 761 yards from scrimmage (636 receiving, 12 rushing) and scored 11 touchdowns (five receiving, six rushing) to go along with 560 yards and six touchdowns passing, as well as 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles during junior campaign … Helped lead team to playoff berths as a sophomore and junior, including a conference championship and appearance in the sectional final as a sophomore in 2018 … Four-year letterwinner … Two-year captain … Named to the Monterey Herald’s Monterey County all-decade team … Coached by Golden Anderson … Was also an all-state honoree, conference MVP and three-time conference scoring leader in basketball … Also lettered in baseball … Four-time honor roll student … Two-time Carmel H.S. Citizen of the Year.

Personal: Graduated from Cal in December 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in political economy … Studying business administration at Georgia Tech.

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