2011: Did not play
2010: Redshirt season
High School: Rated as No. 43 OLB by Scout and No. 91 OLB according to ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... 12th-best outside linebacker in Ohio (ESPN/Scouts Inc.) and top-50 player in Ohio according to Rivals ... senior year, earned several honors and awards: named team's Most Outstanding Defensive Back, Greater Catholic League's best defensive back, first team All-GCL, first team all-area, area's Defensive Player of the Year, All-Southwest Ohio Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-SW Ohio, co-Defensive Player of the Year All-Ohio, first team All-Ohio, Dayton Daily News Player of the Year... recorded 95 tackles, five interceptions, two sacks and recovered one fumble ... as a junior, named second team All-GCL as a linebacker as team won state championship ... tallied 64 tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one sack ... went 30-0 as a starter in high school and 55-2 overall ... earned three letters in football ... high school coach was Ed Domsitz
Personal: Parents are Brian and Melisa Byers ... father, Brian, played football at Findlay University for one year ... high school teammate of current Badger Chris Borland ... did volunteer activities with youth education, Polar Bears (basketball competition for those with Down Syndrome), recycling projects and supporting the elderly ... lists any sports as his hobby ... majoring in human ecology with a focus in consumer affairs
