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Joseph Byrnes

  • position DB
  • height 6-0
  • weight 194
  • class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Camden, S.C.
  • High school Camden
  • position DB
  • height 6-0
  • weight 194
  • class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Camden, S.C.
  • High school Camden

Joseph Byrnes Bio


* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Walk-on who adds depth at the safety position in his third year in the program… has appeared in two contests… could earn a role on special teams.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Redshirt freshman who worked primarily with the scout team… saw action in two contests, appearing in the wins over Georgia State and South Carolina State… credited with one assisted tackle against SC State… shown flashes that he can make plays, as exhibited by his two interceptions in the 2022 Garnet & Black Spring Game, including one in the final minute that sealed the win… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2021 (Freshman)
Walk-on who joined the squad in the summer… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… redshirted… named to the 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Camden (S.C.) High School in 2021… was a two-time Class 3A all-state defensive back for the Bulldogs… coached by Brian Rimpf… led the Bulldogs with four interceptions and 10 pass breakups while adding 52 tackles as a senior… was a team captain… Camden posted a 9-2 record in his senior season and played in the state championship game in Class AAA… the Bulldogs reached the state semifinals in 2019.

PERSONAL
Joseph David Byrnes was born July 7, 2002… is a mechanical engineering major.