2024 Football Roster

88 J.T. Byrne

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 255
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Experience 4th
  • Hometown Carmel, CA
  • High School Oregon State / Carmel HS

Biography

Redshirt Junior (2024) 
  • Appeared in 11 games all off the bench 
  • Registered a pair of tackles against San Diego State 
Junior (2023)
  • Played in five games all off the bench

Prior to Cal
Oregon State (2021-22)
  • Played in 10 games all off the bench during his 2022 redshirt freshman campaign for a team that finished 10-3 overall and defeated Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
  • Did not play as a 2021 true freshman and was granted a redshirt season 
Carmel HS (Class Of 2021)
  • A two-way player who saw action as a tight end, wide receiver, linebacker, defensive end and quarterback during his high school career
  • Compiled career totals on offense of 66 receptions, 958 yards receiving and nine touchdowns, while adding 33-of-51 passing for 560 yards and six scores as well as 62 carries for 393 yards and 10 touchdowns
  • Career defensive numbers included 7.5 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and six forced fumbles
  • Earned first-team All-State honors an all-purpose player and was a second-team All-State selection as a tight end while he also picked up All-Monterey County recognition from the Monterey Herald during his 2019 junior campaign when he recorded 48 receptions for 636 yards and five touchdowns, 33-of-51 passing for 560 yards and six scores, and 31 carries for 125 yards and six touchdowns on offense, in addition to 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles on defense for a team that reached the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs
  • Added 11 receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 268 yards and four scores on 31 carries on offense as a 2018 sophomore, in addition to 29 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles on defense for a team that was 12-1 overall, won the Pacific Coast League Mission Division title with a 6-0 conference record and reached the Central Coast Section Division 5 finals
  • An All-Pacific League selection and team captain during both his 2018 sophomore and 2019 junior seasons
  • Had seven catches for 54 yards on offense as a 2017 freshman, while contributing 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and three pass breakups on defense
  • Earned a spot on the Monterey County All-Decade squad (2011-20) selected by the Monterey Herald
  • Also participated in basketball and baseball, earning All-State and Pacific League MVP honors in hoops while leading the conference in scoring in each of his final three campaigns 
  • Four-time honor roll student
  • Was twice selected his school’s Citizen of the Year
 
Personal 
  • Born November 14, 2002
  • Son of Tom and Marilyn Byrne
  • Active in his home community at Dorothy’s Place food distribution center, beach cleanup and the Empty Bowls project to help fight hunger
  • Major is political economy

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'5" 250 lbs
  • 88

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'5" 250 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    6'5" 255 lbs
    88