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Jeremiah Byers
Jersey Number 63

Jeremiah Byers

  • Position:
    OL
  • Year:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Austin, Texas
  • Weight:
    325
  • High School:
    L.C. Anderson
  • Other College:
    UTEP

2024:
Played nine games with eight starts, all at right tackle…Bobby Bowden Leadership Award…between time at UTEP and FSU, started 52 games, including at least one in six consecutive years…52 career starts matched Maurice Smith for most on the team…FSU started nine different offensive line combinations in 2024, most in the country and most for the Noles since at least 2000…was one of 10 starting offensive linemen, FSU’s most since 2019…for the second consecutive season, Florida State started three different quarterbacks, including one true freshman…Seminole offense averaged 4.4 yards per play and 270.3 yards per game…held Miami to fewest tackles for loss of season…did not allow tackle for loss on a running play at SMU, Seminoles only game without a negative-yard rushing play of season…offensive line’s 270 career games started was the second-most in the country in 2024.

2023:
Started all 14 games at right tackle…FSU Offensive Newcomer of the Year…helped Seminoles lead ACC in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, yards per completion, fewest interceptions thrown and fewest turnovers…protected ACC Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Travis who led ACC in passing efficiency, yards per pass attempt and fewest interceptions while breaking FSU records for career total offense and career touchdown responsibility…Travis, who finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting, also ranked second in ACC in passing yards per game, completion percentage and yards per completion and third in total offense per game and point responsibility per game…opened holes for running back Trey Benson’s three rushing touchdowns in 24-15 victory at Florida…Benson’s rushing touchdowns total was most by FSU rusher at UF in series history…protected as Travis passed for season-high 360 yards in 24-7 win at Pitt despite missing two All-ACC receivers due to injury…blocked in 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke as Travis accounted for three touchdowns and broke FSU’s career touchdown responsibility record with go-ahead score in fourth quarter…helped FSU average 13.8 yards per completion while allowing only two sacks in 31-24 victory at Clemson that snapped Tigers’ 25-game home conference winning streak…in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech, blocked as running back Trey Benson rushed for 200 yards on only 11 carries, breaking FSU’s single-game school record with average of 18.2 yards per rush, and quarterback Jordan Travis completed 75 percent of his passes with two touchdown throws…paved way for season-high 66 points, FSU’s highest single-game total vs. FBS opponent since 2013, in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss…protected Travis as he threw for a career-high four touchdowns and added one rushing score in season-opening 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…FSU’s points total vs. Tigers tied for most nationally vs. top-five opponent in season opener since 1936 (AP poll era), and Travis became only player nationally with at least four touchdown passes and at least one touchdown run against top-5 opponent since 2013…helped FSU post three consecutive halves of at least 31 points between LSU and Southern Miss games.

BEFORE FSU:
No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 19 overall player in 247Sports transfer ratings…appeared in 33 games with 30 starts at right tackle in four seasons at UTEP…rated as four-star transfer by On3…earned first-team All-Conference USA honors in 2022 blocking for offense that produced six 400-yard games and four times topped 200 yards rushing…UTEP led CUSA and ranked No. 5 nationally in time of possession and posted conference’s third-lowest tackles for loss allowed average…started all 13 games in 2021 and earned honorable mention all-conference honors…blocked for Miner offense that had nation’s third-highest average yards per completion, ranked 18th nationally in time of possession and 21st in sacks allowed…named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team after appearing in six games with three starts in 2020 and helping Miners rank 16th nationally in time of possession and post nation’s 17th-best tackles for loss allowed average…made two starts at right tackle and redshirted 2019 season…played defensive line at L.C. Anderson, totaling 74 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception…also played basketball in high school.

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