Byron Cardwell Jr. Season 2025

Entering 2025 season

HONORS
* Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 15, 2021 for game vs. Washington State on Nov. 13)

In 18 career games, has rushed for 568 yards and four touchdowns on 96 attempts (5.9 avg.) ... Also has 10 receptions for 68 yards (6.8 avg.) and another score.

AT CALIFORNIA (2023-24)
Appeared in two games for California in 2024, rushing for 16 yards on seven carries ... Missed the 2023 season with an injury.

AT OREGON (2021-22)
Played in 16 games at Oregon from 2021-22, rushing for a combined 493 yards and four touchdowns on 72 carries (6.8 avg.), while adding eight receptions for 37 yards and one scoring grab ... The Ducks went 19-7 over his two seasons with a Pac-12 North title in 2021 and back-to-back bowl games (2021 Alamo Bowl, 2022 Holiday Bowl) ... Appeared in two games in 2022, using his redshirt season ... Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and a touchdown, while adding four catches for 34 yards and a score ... Led the Pac-12 with an outstanding 6.84 yards per carry as a freshman in 2021 … Tied for fourth in the conference with eight rushes of 20 yards or more … Second among Pac-12 freshman with 417 rushing yards ... Surpassed 100 rushing yards in a game for the first time vs. Colorado, going for 127 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries (18.1 avg.) ... Earned the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award after rushing nine times for 98 yards and two touchdowns vs. Washington State on Nov. 13, 2021 for his first career multi-touchdown game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit and top-ranked running back from California by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top 250 player nationally by ESPN (No. 166), the 247 composite (No. 182), 247Sports (No. 190) and Rivals (No. 245) … Top-10 running back nationally in the 247 composite (No. 8) and by ESPN (No. 10), while ranking 12th by 247Sports and 13th by Rivals … No. 16 overall player from California by ESPN and 247Sports, while being ranked 16th by ESPN and 17th in the 247 composite … Three-year letterman at St. Augustine High School before transferring to Morse High School for senior season which was postponed by COVID-19 … Played in two games in the spring of 2021 as a senior … Rushed for 139 yards on 23 carries (6.0 avg.) with one touchdown … Had one 100-yard rushing game, gaining 103 yards on 18 carries with a TD against La Jolla while also completing 2-of-2 passes for 42 yards … Earned CIF San Diego Section Division II all-conference honors as both a sophomore and a junior … During those two seasons, rushed for 1,968 yards and 34 touchdowns on 371 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 82.0 yards per game … Totaled 2,998 all-purpose yards (1,968 rushing; 716 receiving; 82 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception returns) and 39 total TDs … Had 42 receptions over the two years with four touchdown catches while averaging 17.0 yards per catch and 29.8 yards per game … On defense, added 14 tackles (13 solo), a sack, a tackle for loss, an interception and a pass deflected … As a junior earned all-league honors while helping lead St. Augustine to an 8-3 record and a spot in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Football Championships … Gained 872 yards rushing and scored 21 TDs on 150 carries, averaging 5.8 ypc and 87.2 yards per game … Had 23 receptions for 311 yards and two touchdown catches while averaging 13.5 yards per catch … Totaled 1,477 all-purpose yards (872 rushing; 311 receiving; 162 kickoff returns; 56 punt returns; 76 interception return) with 23 total TDs … On defense, added 11 tackles (10 solo) and a pick … Finished season with five 100-yard rushing games ... Had multiple rushing TDs in eight games, including scoring in St. Augustine’s first seven games (18 total TDs in those seven games) … In addition to five rushing TDs vs. Morse, scored three on the ground in a win over Eastlake … Had three total TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving) against both Helix and Point Loma … Ran for two TDs vs. Bonita Vista, Loyola, Otay Ranch and Lincoln … Scored a TD in nine of 10 games played … Had one 100-yard receiving game finishing with 100 yards on two catches in a win over Lincoln … Finished with a career-high 271 all-purpose yards in a win over Lincoln finishing with 100 receiving yards, 95 rushing yards and a 76-yard interception return for a TD … Totaled 259 yards of all-purpose yards in a win over Point Loma finishing with 133 rushing, 50 receiving, 10 kickoff return and 56 punt return yards … As a sophomore, named second-team San Diego City All-Conference after leading St. Augustine to a 10-4 record and the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 Playoff championship … Helped team advance to the CIF Football Championship Bowl Games Division 2-AA Regional final … In 14 games, rushed for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns on 221 carries while averaging 5.0 yards per carry and 78.3 yards per game … Added 19 receptions for 405 yards (21.3 ypc) and two TDs … Totaled 1,521 all-purpose yards (1,096 rushing; 405 receiving; 20 kickoff return) … Also lettered in both basketball and track and field as a sophomore and junior … Chose Oregon out of high school over offers from San Diego State, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Penn State, San Jose State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Utah, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State.