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Jersey Number 16
Cory Butler-Byrd
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Compton, Calif.
- High School:
- West Adams Preparatory HS
Bio
UTAH: Played two ways as a junior (cornerback, wide receiver) before becoming a full-time receiver as a senior … returned kicks both seasons.
2016–Played in eight games with three starts (USC, Arizona, OSU) … second on the team in receiving yards per game (46.5) and catches (29) … third on the team in receiving yards (372) … had Utah’s longest catch of the season (69 yards vs. Arizona) … second on the team with 861 all-purpose yards (107.6 per game), which included 372 receiving yards, 326 kickoff return yards and 163 rushing yards … career-high seven catches for 72 yards against Arizona State… five catches for 67 yards against Oregon State … five catches for 66 yards vs. San Jose State … rushed 20 times for 163 yards (long of 41) and a touchdown … 10 carries for 54 yards at Oregon State … two carries for 46 yards against Colorado … 24-yard touchdown run against Oregon … 12 kick returns for 326 yards and a touchdown … five kick returns for 175 yards and a 99-yard TD against UCLA … 175 kick return yards against UCLA ranked as the sixth-most in a game in school history … season high 251 all-purpose yards against UCLA (175 kick return, 67 receiving, nine rushing) … 170 all-purpose yards against Arizona (69 yards receiving, 86 yards on three kick returns).
2015–Played in all 13 games with five starts (3 at corner, 2 at receiver) … 30 total tackles (0.5 TFL) … only reception was for 54 yards against California … tied for seventh in the Pac-12 in interceptions (3) and tied for eighth in picks per game (0.23) … seven passes defended (3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups) … season-high four tackles against Michigan and Fresno State … also had an interception against Michigan … three tackles, an interception and a pass breakup vs. Arizona State … returned an interception 29 yards against Colorado … led Utah with eight kick returns for 223 yards (27.9 average) and one touchdown … was named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring on a 98-yard kick return against Fresno State on the first kick return of his career … blocked a punt against USC.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Four-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com will be a junior with three years to play two … No. 17 on Rivals.com Junior College 2015 Postseason 100 Prospect Ranking … No. 26 in the ESPN JC 50 … National Division-Central Conference second-team defense in 2014 … as a sophomore cornerback at L.A. Harbor College, had 46 tackles (4.0 TFL), five interceptions, six pass breakups and a fumble recovery … led L.A. Harbor in kickoff returns (18 for 445 yards, 24.7 average, 1 TD) and punt returns (nine for 36 yards) … as a freshman at L.A. Harbor in 2013, had 42 receptions for 583 and seven touchdowns and rushed 66 times for 327 yards (5.0 average) and two touchdowns … went to high school at Centennial High in Compton, Calif., and graduated from West Adams Preparatory HS in Los Angeles.
PERSONAL: Son of Cory Butler and Miesha Byrd … married (Eunique) with a son (Cory Jr.) … sociology major … full name is Cory-Donte Butler-Byrd … born Nov. 12, 1994.
2016–Played in eight games with three starts (USC, Arizona, OSU) … second on the team in receiving yards per game (46.5) and catches (29) … third on the team in receiving yards (372) … had Utah’s longest catch of the season (69 yards vs. Arizona) … second on the team with 861 all-purpose yards (107.6 per game), which included 372 receiving yards, 326 kickoff return yards and 163 rushing yards … career-high seven catches for 72 yards against Arizona State… five catches for 67 yards against Oregon State … five catches for 66 yards vs. San Jose State … rushed 20 times for 163 yards (long of 41) and a touchdown … 10 carries for 54 yards at Oregon State … two carries for 46 yards against Colorado … 24-yard touchdown run against Oregon … 12 kick returns for 326 yards and a touchdown … five kick returns for 175 yards and a 99-yard TD against UCLA … 175 kick return yards against UCLA ranked as the sixth-most in a game in school history … season high 251 all-purpose yards against UCLA (175 kick return, 67 receiving, nine rushing) … 170 all-purpose yards against Arizona (69 yards receiving, 86 yards on three kick returns).
2015–Played in all 13 games with five starts (3 at corner, 2 at receiver) … 30 total tackles (0.5 TFL) … only reception was for 54 yards against California … tied for seventh in the Pac-12 in interceptions (3) and tied for eighth in picks per game (0.23) … seven passes defended (3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups) … season-high four tackles against Michigan and Fresno State … also had an interception against Michigan … three tackles, an interception and a pass breakup vs. Arizona State … returned an interception 29 yards against Colorado … led Utah with eight kick returns for 223 yards (27.9 average) and one touchdown … was named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring on a 98-yard kick return against Fresno State on the first kick return of his career … blocked a punt against USC.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Four-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com will be a junior with three years to play two … No. 17 on Rivals.com Junior College 2015 Postseason 100 Prospect Ranking … No. 26 in the ESPN JC 50 … National Division-Central Conference second-team defense in 2014 … as a sophomore cornerback at L.A. Harbor College, had 46 tackles (4.0 TFL), five interceptions, six pass breakups and a fumble recovery … led L.A. Harbor in kickoff returns (18 for 445 yards, 24.7 average, 1 TD) and punt returns (nine for 36 yards) … as a freshman at L.A. Harbor in 2013, had 42 receptions for 583 and seven touchdowns and rushed 66 times for 327 yards (5.0 average) and two touchdowns … went to high school at Centennial High in Compton, Calif., and graduated from West Adams Preparatory HS in Los Angeles.
PERSONAL: Son of Cory Butler and Miesha Byrd … married (Eunique) with a son (Cory Jr.) … sociology major … full name is Cory-Donte Butler-Byrd … born Nov. 12, 1994.
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