2015: Made eight starts at corner…totaled 25 tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, forced two fumbles and recovered one…made a season-high five tackles, including a 0.5 tackle for loss, and forced a fumble at Charlotte…recorded four tackles and a forced fumble at FBS opponent Miami (OH)…also recorded four tackles against Kennesaw State…recorded a 57-yard fumble return in PC’s win over Campbell
2014: Played in and started all 11 games… Ranked in the top 40 in the Big South in tackles per game (3.9)… Tied for seventh in the Big South in passes defended per game (.82)… Broke up a team-high seven passes … Intercepted passes in PC’s victories over Western Carolina and Charleston Southern … Had a career-high seven tackles and a tackle for a loss against Ole Miss … Broke up two passes against Ole Miss and Coastal Carolina… Recorded six tackles against Coastal Carolina and Liberty … Recovered a fumble against Western Carolina… Ended the season with a total of 43 tackles, sixth-most on the team.
2013: Played in all 11 games, starting in four, including the last three of the season ... His five tackles against Coastal Carolina and VMI were career highs ... Led the team in tackles against the Keydets ... Forced a fumble against VMI and recovered one against Wake Forest, both career firsts ... Recorded his first pass breakup against the Demon Deacons as well ...
2012: Played in 10 games ... Posted three tackles (2-1) against VMI, and two against Georgia Tech (2-0) and Davidson (2-0) ... Recorded a career-high four tackles (3-1) against Coastal Carolina ... Finished the season with 13 tackles (9-4) ...
High School: Byers ran track and played football at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, S.C. ... He played varsity football for three years at Gaffney and selected for the North/South All-Star Game ... He was named to the All-Region team twice, selected to be the defensive team captain, and named defensive MVP his senior year ... He was also a member of the Honor Roll Kappa League at Gaffney High School ... A versatile athlete, Byers and ran for the Gaffney's region champion track team and played left field for the region champion baseball team.
Personal: Shonquille O. Byers was born on November 6, 1993 in Gaffney S.C. ... He is the son of Kelsey Littlejohn and Shelia Byers...Majoring in Art.
