JAIRUS BYRDByrd, Jairus KeelonHeight: 5-10 Weight: 202 Born: October 7, 1986 San Diego, CA High School: Clayton (MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Oregon | Redshirted |
| 2006 | Oregon | Lettered |
| 2007 | Oregon | Lettered |
| 2008 | Oregon | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (42nd overall) 2009 Buffalo Bills |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 31 | FS | 14 | 11 |
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 31 | FS | 16 | 14 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 31 | FS | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 31 | FS | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 31 | FS | 11 | 9 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | 31 | FS-RCB | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 31 | FS | 13 | 12 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 31 | FS | 16 | 15 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 31 | FS | 12 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL) | 118 | 97 |
| Date | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 4/25/2009 | 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | Draft |
| 12/23/2009 | 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | Injured Reserve |
| 7/29/2009 | 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | Signed |
| 3/1/2013 | 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | Free Agent (Franchise Tag) |
| 3/11/2014 | 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| 8/21/2013 | 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | Signed |
| 10/7/2014 | 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | Injured Reserve |
| 3/13/2014 | 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | Signed |
| 3/9/2017 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | Released |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | Free Agent | |
| 10/3/2017 | 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | Signed |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 1144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1021 | 93.9 | 123 | 26.6 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 692 | 0 | 0.0 | 635 | 55.5 | 57 | 11.2 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | 286 | 0 | 0.0 | 267 | 24.9 | 19 | 4.3 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 822 | 0 | 0.0 | 811 | 76.2 | 11 | 2.4 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 996 | 0 | 0.0 | 893 | 85.0 | 103 | 21.6 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 200 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 13.7 | 63 | 14.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4140 | 0 | 3764 | 376 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 37t | 1 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 57 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 25 | 468 | 18.7 | 57 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 45 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 89 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2017 CAR NFL | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 524 | 519 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 41 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2013 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2014 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2015 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Carolina Panthers2017 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 14 | 3 | 11 | 139 | 56 | 8 | 0 |
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